| Definition | LysoPA(18:3(9Z,12Z,15Z)/0:0), also known as lysophosphatidic acid(18:3) or lpa(18:3), belongs to the class of organic compounds known as 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphates. These are lysophosphatidic acids where the glycerol is esterified with a fatty acid at O-1 position. LysoPA(18:3(9Z,12Z,15Z)/0:0) is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). |
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