sphingosine

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q46298
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sphingosine

Summary

sphingosine is a type of chemical entity[1]. sphingosine ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • sphingosine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • sphingosine's canonical SMILES is recorded as CCCCCCCCCCCCCC=CC(C(CO)N)O[4].
  • sphingosine's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₈H₃₇NO₂[5].
  • sphingosine is a type of 2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol[6].
  • sphingosine is part of sphingosine metabolic process[7].
  • sphingosine is part of sphingosine biosynthetic process[8].
  • sphingosine is part of sphingosine catabolic process[9].
  • sphingosine's Commons category is recorded as Sphingosine[10].
  • sphingosine comprises oxygen[11].
  • sphingosine comprises carbon[12].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Melithaea undulata[13].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Amansia glomerata[14].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as soybean[15].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Laurencia nidifica[16].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Rehmannia glutinosa[17].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Tylopilus neofelleus[18].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[19].
  • sphingosine's found in taxon is recorded as Caenorhabditis elegans[20].
  • sphingosine's isomeric SMILES is recorded as CCCCCCCCCCCCC/C=C/C@HOC@HO">[21].
  • sphingosine's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+299.282'}[22].
  • sphingosine's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+67'}[23].
  • sphingosine's stereoisomer of is recorded as (-)-threo-sphingosine[24].
  • sphingosine's stereoisomer of is recorded as (+)-threo-sphingosine[25].
  • sphingosine's stereoisomer of is recorded as (2R,3S,4Z)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol[26].
  • sphingosine's stereoisomer of is recorded as (2R,3S)-2-aminooctadec-4-ene-1,3-diol[27].

Why It Matters

sphingosine ranks in the top 6% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (237 views/month).[2] sphingosine has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] sphingosine is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . CETP inhibitory activity of ceramides, isolated from the gorgonian Acabaria Undulata. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Sphingosine derivatives from red algae of the ceramiales. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Chemical characterization of ceramide and cerebroside in soybean leaves.. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Sphingosine derivatives from red algae of the ceramiales. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Absolute stereostructures of rehmaglutin C and glutinoside a new iridoid lactone and a new chlorinated iridoid glucoside from Chinese Rehmanniae Radix.. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Ergosta-7,22-dien-3β-ol glycoside from Tylopilus neofelleus. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Recon 2.2: from reconstruction to model of human metabolism. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Modeling Meets Metabolomics-The WormJam Consensus Model as Basis for Metabolic Studies in the Model Organism. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of sphingosine metabolic process, sphingosine biosynthetic process, sphingosine catabolic process
    Has part(s) oxygen, carbon
    Subclass of
    Has parts
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565812605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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