Phosphatidylcholine (bovine)

Phosphatidylcholine is the most abundant phospholipid in mammalian, plant, and yeast cells. It is found mainly in the outer leaflet of cell membranes and can make up approximately half of the total phospholipids. 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]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: 786.1. Purity: >98%. Formulation: (Request formulation change), A solution in chloroform. Solubility: Chloroform: soluble, Ether: soluble. SMILES: [R]C(OC[C@@H](OC([R])=O)COP([O-])(OCC[N+](C)(C)C)=O)=O.