Sphingosine
Also known as: (4E)-Sphingenine; Sphingol; Trans-4-Sphingenine
Description
Sphingosine is a type of Long Chain unbranched di-Alcohol.
Biological Function of Sphingosine
Nervous System
Sphingosine is a component of the Myelin Sheaths that insulate the Axons of Neurons of the Nervous System (due to its incorporation into Glycosphingolipids and Phosphosphingolipids).
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