Complex family of lipids that contain a sphingoid base backbone and a fatty acyl chain.
Note: Together with
glycerophospholipids and sterols, sphingolipids are the major lipid components of cellular membranes.
Examples: Subclasses are represented by ceramides, gangliosides, sphingosines, sphingomyelines.
Source:
PAC, 2018, 90, 1121. 'Terminology of bioanalytical methods (IUPAC Recommendations 2018)' on page 1182 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2016-1120)