A glycerophospholipid
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Phosphatidylcholine (bovine)

Item No. 24370

Technical Information
Formal Name
lecithins
CAS Number
8002-43-5
Synonyms
  • E 322
  • Lecithin (bovine)
  • Lecithinon
  • Phospholutein
  • PtdCho
  • 3-fluoro UB
Molecular Formula
C44H84NO8P (for oleoyl)
Formula Weight
Purity
≥98%
A solution in chloroform
Chloroform: solubleEther: soluble
SMILES
[R]C(OC[C@@H](OC([R])=O)COP([O-])(OCC[N+](C)(C)C)=O)=O
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Phosphatidylcholine is the most abundant phospholipid in mammalian, plant, and yeast cells.1 It is found mainly in the outer leaflet of cell membranes and can make up approximately half of the total phospholipids.2 In mammalian tissues, phosphatidylcholine commonly contains a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid at the C-1 and C-2 positions of glycerol, respectively. It is a substrate for various enzymes in cell signaling pathways that is cleaved by phospholipases into diacylglycerol and phosphocholine or phosphatidic acid and choline. This product contains phosphatidylcholines with primarily C16:0, C18:1, and C18:0 fatty acyl chains at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1070]

    WARNING This product is not for human or veterinary use.

    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Vance, J.E. Phosphatidylserine and phosphatidylethanolamine in mammalian cells: Two metabolically related aminophospholipids. J. Lipid Res. 49(7), 1377-1387 (2008).

    2. Billah, M.M., and Anthes, J.C. The regulation and cellular functions of phosphatidylcholine hydrolysis. Biochem J. 269(2), 281-291 (1990).