sphingomyelin metabolic process
id: GO:0006684
name: sphingomyelin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving sphingomyelin, N-acyl-4-sphingenyl-1-O-phosphorylcholine, any of a class of phospholipids in which the amino group of sphingosine is in amide linkage with one of several fatty acids, while the terminal hydroxyl group of sphingosine is esterified to phosphorylcholine.
Child Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006685 | sphingomyelin catabolic process |
| GO:0006686 | sphingomyelin biosynthetic process |
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006644 | phospholipid metabolic process |
| GO:0006665 | sphingolipid metabolic process |
