Term Name: sphingomyelin metabolic process
Synonyms: sphingomyelin metabolism
Definition: 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.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006684]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: amide metabolic process phospholipid metabolic process sphingolipid metabolic process
has subtype: sphingomyelin biosynthetic process sphingomyelin catabolic process