Showing chemical card for PC(17:0/22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)) (CFc000220882)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 01:40:19 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000220882
Molecule Identification
Common Name
PC(17:0/22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z))
Definition
PC(17:0/22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)) is a phosphatidylcholine (PC). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphorylcholine moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, glycerophosphocholines 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. PC(17:0/22:6(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z)), in particular, consists of one chain of margaric acid at the C-1 position and one chain of docosahexaenoic acid at the C-2 position. Phospholipids are ubiquitous in nature and are key components of the lipid bilayer of cells as well as being involved in metabolism and signaling. The fatty acid distribution at the C-1 and C-2 positions of glycerol within phospholipids is continually in flux, owing to phospholipid degradation and the continuous phospholipid remodeling that occurs while these molecules are in membranes.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphatidylcholines. These are glycerophosphocholines in which the two free -OH are attached to one fatty acid each through an ester linkage.
