Sphingolipids are metabolites used to make cell-cell and cell-substratum interactions possible. This pathway describes how they are synthesized. ad1 2.4.1.62 2.4.1.92 2.4.99.4 2.4.1.62 2.4.1.92 2.4.99.9 2.4.99.8 2.4.99.8 2.4.1.62 2.4.1.62 2.4.99.4 2.4.1.92 2.4.1.92 2.4.99.4 sphingolipid metabolic pathway PW:0000197 Pathway Ontology ganglioside metabolic pathway PW:0000164 Pathway Ontology sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway PW:0000162 Pathway Ontology 21942574 PubMed Sphingolipid and glycosphingolipid metabolic pathways in the era of sphingolipidomics. Chem Rev 2011 Merrill AH Jr