Showing chemical card for PE-NMe2(20:0/20:0) (CFc000094602)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 21:06:31 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000094602
Molecule Identification
Common Name
PE-NMe2(20:0/20:0)
Definition
PE-NMe2(20:0/20:0) is a dimethylphosphatidylethanolamine. It is a glycerophospholipid, and it is formed by sequential methylation of phosphatidylethanolamine as part of a mechanism for biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine. Dimethylphosphatidylethanolamines are usually found at trace levels in animal or plant tissues. They can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached at the C-1 and C-2 positions. PE-NMe2(20:0/20:0), in particular, consists of one chain of arachidic acid at the C-1 position and one chain of arachidic acid at the C-2 position. Fatty acids containing 16, 18 and 20 carbons are the most common. Phospholipids are ubiquitous in nature. They are key components of the cell lipid bilayer and are involved in metabolism and signaling.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as dimethylphosphatidylethanolamines. These are lipids with a structure containing a glycerol moiety linked at its terminal C3 atom to a N,N-dimethylphosphoethanolamine group, and at its C1 and C2 terminal atoms by an acyl group.
