Compound
hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
A lysophosphatidylcholine in which the acyl group has a fully saturated C16 chain and is attached to the glycero moiety at either position 1 or 2.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:64563), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C24H50NO7P
- Mass
- 495.332 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- SMILES
- [1*]OC[C@]([H])(COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C)O[2*]
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
Reactions
3 reactions
1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine+1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholinehexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+N-hexadecanoyl-1,2-di-(9Z-octadecenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine+hydron
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:41360CC BY 4.0Reference data
1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+waterhexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+hexadecanoate+hydron
Catalysed by LPL or LIPC or PLAAT3 or LIPG
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalanced
Rhea RHEA:41384CC BY 4.0Reference data
sn-glycerol 3-phosphocholine+hexadecanoyl-CoAhexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine+coenzyme A(4-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:56148CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
9 names
Resolves to: hexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
- Also called
- LPC 16:0LPC(16:0)LyPC(16:0)LysoPC(16:0)Lysophosphatidylcholine (16:0)Lysophosphatidylcholine(16:0)palmitoyl-lysophosphatidylcholinepalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholinePC 16:0_0.0