Compound

2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

A lysophosphatidylcholine 18:0 in which the acyl group is specified as stearoyl (octadecanoyl) and is located at position 2.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:76076), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:76076ChEBI

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Structure

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Class: Organic compound
Formula: C26H54NO7P
Mass: 523.692 g/mol
Charge: 0
InChIKey: IQGPMZRCLCCXAG-RUZDIDTESA-N
SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H](CO)COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C
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Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

3 entities

3 entities reached.

0 reported hops3 assembled from the scaffold

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: 2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine · Sources: Rhea

Order

2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a substrate of PLA2G15ProteinRhea RHEA:38791Inferred only
2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a substrate of PLA2G4EProteinRhea RHEA:55252Inferred only
2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a substrate of PLAAT3ProteinRhea RHEA:56436Inferred only

Reactions

4 reactions

1-(9Z)-octadecenoyl-2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+N-(acetyl)-sphing-4-enine2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+1-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-N-(acetyl)-sphing-4-enine
Catalysed by PLA2G15
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:38791CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-hexadecanoyl-2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+N-hexadecanoyl-1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine+hydron
Catalysed by PLA2G4E
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:55252CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-hexadecanoyl-2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+water2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+hexadecanoate+hydron
Catalysed by PLAAT3
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:56436CC BY 4.0Reference data
1-(9Z)-octadecenoyl-2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+CHEBI:1319892-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+CHEBI:172373
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:67508CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

9 names

Resolves to: 2-octadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine

Also called: (2R)-3-hydroxy-2-(stearoyloxy)propyl 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate2-stearoyllysophosphatidylcholineLPC (18:0)LPC 18:0LPC(18:0)PC 0:0/18:0PC(0:0/18:0)Stearoyl lysophosphatidylcholine
Systematic name: (2R)-3-hydroxy-2-(octadecanoyloxy)propyl 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate