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Docosahexaenoyl PAF C-16

Cayman Chemical Item Number 60903

(CAS 132213-85-5)

Docosahexaenoyl PAF C-16 (CAS 132213-85-5)

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Description

Docosahexaenoyl PAF C-16 is a PAF analog which contains docosahexaenoate at the sn-2 position rather than the acetate moiety found in PAF C-16. Docosahexaenoyl PAF C-16 can be oxidatively fragmented resulting in the production of phospholipids with PAF-like activity.^1,2

1 Tanaka, T., Iimori, M., Tsukatani, H., et al. Platelet-aggregating effects of platelet-activating factor-like phospholipids formed by oxidation of phosphatidylcholines containing an sn-2-polyunsaturated fatty acyl group. Biochim Biophys Acta 1210 202-208 (1994).

2 Tanaka, T., Tokumura, A., and Tsukatani, H. Platelet-activating factor (PAF)-like phospholipids formed during peroxidation of phosphatidylcholines from different foodstuffs. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 59 1389-1393 (1995).

Formal Name	1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-(4Z,7Z,10Z,13Z,16Z,19Z-docosahexaenoyl)-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine
CAS Number	132213-85-5
Molecular Formula	C₄₆H₈₂NO₇P
Formula Weight	792.1
Formulation	A solution in ethanol containing 0.1% BHT
Purity	≥98%
Stability	1 year
Storage	-20°C
Shipping	Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
SMILES	Copy SMILES to clipboard CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)OCC[N](C)(C)C)OC(=O)CC/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\C/C=C\CC

Background Reading

Tanaka, T., Iimori, M., Tsukatani, H., et al. Platelet-aggregating effects of platelet-activating factor-like phospholipids formed by oxidation of phosphatidylcholines containing an sn-2-polyunsaturated fatty acyl group. Biochim Biophys Acta 1210 202-208 (1994).

Tanaka, T., Tokumura, A., and Tsukatani, H. Platelet-activating factor (PAF)-like phospholipids formed during peroxidation of phosphatidylcholines from different foodstuffs. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 59 1389-1393 (1995).

Docosahexaenoyl PAF C-16 is available in the following screening library:

Bio-active Lipid I Screening Library (96-Well)

Size	Price	Quantity	Subtotal
1 mg	$41.00		$0.00
5 mg	$185.00		$0.00
10 mg	$328.00		$0.00
50 mg	$1,435.00		$0.00
Bulk	Contact
		Cart Total	$0.00

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