Showing chemical card for PA(16:0/22:1(13Z)) (CFc000095253)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 21:07:29 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000095253
Molecule Identification
Common Name
PA(16:0/22:1(13Z))
Definition
PA(16:0/22:1(13Z)) is a phosphatidic acid. It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphate moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidic acids can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached at the C-1 and C-2 positions. Fatty acids containing 16, 18 and 20 carbons are the most common. PA(16:0/22:1(13Z)), in particular, consists of one chain of palmitic acid at the C-1 position and one chain of erucic acid at the C-2 position. Phosphatidic acids are quite rare but are extremely important as intermediates in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerols and phospholipids.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1,2-diacylglycerol-3-phosphates. These are glycerol-3-phosphates in which the glycerol moiety is bonded to two aliphatic chains through ester linkages.
