Showing chemical card for 1-18:2-2-18:2-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine (CFc000337497)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:31:18 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000337497
Molecule Identification
Common Name
1-18:2-2-18:2-sn-glycerol-3-phosphocholine
Definition
PC(18:2(9Z,12Z)/18:2(9Z,12Z)) is a phosphatidylchloline (PC). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphorylcholine moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidylcholines can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached to the C-1 and C-2 positions. PC(18:2(9Z,12Z)/18:2(9Z,12Z)), in particular, consists of two 9Z,12Z-octadecadienoyl chains at positions C-1 and C-2. In E. coli, PCs can be found in the integral component of the cell outer membrane. They are hydrolyzed by Phospholipases to a 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and a carboxylate.
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.
