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L-α-Phosphatidylcholine

egg yolk, Type XVI-E, ≥99% (TLC), lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

1,2-Diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 3-sn-Phosphatidylcholine, L-α-Lecithin, Azolectin, PC

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CAS Number:
8002-43-5
Beilstein:
5209585
EC Number:
232-307-2
UNSPSC Code:
51321705
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

egg yolk

Quality Level

200

type

Type XVI-E

Assay

≥99% (TLC)

form

lyophilized powder

functional group

phospholipid

lipid type

phosphoglycerides

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

[P](=O)([O-])(OC[C@H](OC(=O)CCCCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC)COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OCC[N+](C)(C)C

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General description

Phosphatidylcholine belongs to the class of glycerophoshpolipids and contains choline as the head-group. Choline is attached to the glycerol of fatty acids ester-bound to backbone. It is the major phospholipid found in eukaryotic organism.

Application

L-α-Phosphatidylcholine has been used:
  • to form a thin lipid film used in Kupffer cell depletion by liposome-encapsulated clodronate
  • as a component of assay buffer used in γ-secretase in vitro assay
  • in the preparation of substrate mix for its use in HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) assay of 5-lipoxygenase enzyme activity

Biochem/physiol Actions

A major structural phospholipid in brain, comprising approx. 15% of total lipid; primarily localized to gray matter.
It also acts as a source of lipid messengers/ bioactive lipids including: lysophosphatidylcholine, diacylglycerol, phosphatidic acid, lysophosphatidylcholine, arachidonic acid and platelet activating factor. Phosphatidylcholine is produced in the liver by the CDP-choline (cytidine diphosphocholine) pathway.

Packaging

Packaged under Argon

Preparation Note

Prepared by a modification of the procedure of Singleton, W.S., et al., J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc., 42, 53 (1965).

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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SLCL8011
SLCL2287
SLCJ1086
SLCH7611
SLCD5861

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Li Zhou et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 65(6), 1229-1238 (2017-01-24)
Purification, characterization, and antioxidative activity in vitro of shrimp phosphatidylcholines (PCs) were investigated. The molecular structures of shrimp PCs were determined by MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. The MS
Ireos Filipuzzi et al.
PLoS genetics, 12(11), e1006374-e1006374 (2016-11-18)
Invasive infections by fungal pathogens cause more deaths than malaria worldwide. We found the ergoline compound NGx04 in an antifungal screen, with selectivity over mammalian cells. High-resolution chemogenomics identified the lipid transfer protein Sec14p as the target of NGx04 and
Chemical cross-linking provides a model of the gamma-secretase complex subunit architecture and evidence for close proximity of the C-terminal fragment of presenilin with APH-1
Steiner H, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 283(50), 34677-34686 (2008)
Molecular distinction of phosphatidylcholine synthesis between the CDP-choline pathway and phosphatidylethanolamine methylation pathway
DeLong CJ, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274(42), 29683-29688 (1999)
FTIR-spectroscopic characterization of phosphocholine-headgroup model compounds
Pohle W, et al.
Journal of Molecular Structure, 563, 463-467 (2001)
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Protocols

LC/MS Analysis of Phospholipids in Milk on Ascentis® Express HILIC after SPE using Supelclean™ Si, Shotgun HPLC Analysis

(soybean), ≥97%; L-α-Phosphatidylethanolamine from egg yolk, Type III, ≥97% (TLC), lyophilized powder; L-α-Phosphatidylcholine, from egg yolk, Type XVI-E, ≥99% (TLC), lyophilized powder; Sphingomyelin, from chicken egg yolk, ≥95%

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