Compound
2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
A 2-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the alkyl group is specified as hexadecyl.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:77696), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:77696ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C24H52NO6P
- Mass
- 481.655 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- RKKJZVVEVRCBJA-XMMPIXPASA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO[C@H](CO)COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine · Sources: Rhea
- 2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a substrate of PLA2G4AProteinRhea RHEA:41271Inferred only
- 2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a substrate of PLA2G4FProteinRhea RHEA:41271Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
1-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+water2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)-eicosatetraenoate+hydron
Catalysed by PLA2G4A or PLA2G4F
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:41271CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
4 names
Resolves to: 2-O-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- Also called
- 2-hexadecyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine2-O-palmityl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine2-palmityl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- Systematic name
- (2R)-2-(hexadecyloxy)-3-hydroxypropyl 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate