ceramides

family of lipid compounds
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q424213
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ceramides

Summary

ceramides is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. ceramides ranks in the top 7% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ceramides's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • ceramides's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 104404-17-3[4].
  • ceramides's chemical formula is recorded as C₃₆H₇₁NO₃[5].
  • ceramides's subclass of is recorded as sphingolipids[6].
  • ceramides's subclass of is recorded as carboxamides[7].
  • ceramides's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01242082[8].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide binding[9].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide metabolic process[10].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide biosynthetic process[11].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide catabolic process[12].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide transport[13].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide floppase activity[14].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide translocation[15].
  • ceramides's part of is recorded as ceramide transfer activity[16].
  • ceramides's Commons category is recorded as Ceramides[17].
  • ceramides's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D002518[18].
  • ceramides's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07dbwv[19].
  • ceramides's KEGG ID is recorded as C00195[20].
  • ceramides's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.065.313[21].
  • ceramides's MeSH tree code is recorded as D09.400.410.420.525.200[22].
  • ceramides's MeSH tree code is recorded as D10.390.470.675.200[23].
  • ceramides's MeSH tree code is recorded as D10.570.877.360.612.200[24].
  • ceramides's ChEBI ID is recorded as 17761[25].
  • ceramides's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/ceramide[26].
  • ceramides's isomeric SMILES is recorded as OC@HC@HNC([*])=OC@HC@HNC([*])=O">[27].

Why It Matters

ceramides ranks in the top 7% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (263 views/month).[2] ceramides has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ceramides is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Dictionary of Natural Products. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . SciFinder. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Dictionary of Natural Products. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Dictionary of Natural Products. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ChEBI. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ChEBI. 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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