2-O-methyl PAF C-16

2-O-methyl PAF C-16 is a synthetic PAF analog which contains a methyl group, attached by an ether linkage, at the sn-2 position. Although the biological activities of 2-O-methyl PAF C-16 have not been well characterized, the C-18 analog has been shown to mediate a number of biological responses including decreasing plasma membrane fluidity and inhibiting tumor cell invasiveness in embryonic chick heart. In rat astrocytes, the C-18 analog causes the release of large quantities of NO by a pathway involving activation of NOS.Formal Name: 1-O-hexadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine. CAS Number: 78858-44-3. Molecular Formula: C25H54NO6P. Formula Weight: 495.7. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A solution in ethanol. Solubility: PBS (pH 7.2): 5 mg/ml. SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOC[C@@H](OC)COP(OCC[N+](C)(C)C)([O-])=O. InChi Code: InChI=1S/C25H54NO6P/c1-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-21-30-23-25(29-5)24-32-33(27,28)31-22-20-26(2,3)4/h25H,6-24H2,1-5H3. InChi Key: RZNRKXGAJMGLIM-UHFFFAOYSA-N.