Showing metabocard for PC(16:0/P-18:1(9Z)) (MMDBc0033782)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Status
Detected and Quantified
Creation Date
2021-11-19 05:03:01 UTC
Update Date
2022-12-15 22:51:59 UTC
MiMeDB ID
MMDBc0033782
Metabolite Identification
Common Name
PC(16:0/P-18:1(9Z))
Description
PC(16:0/P-18:1(9Z)) is a phosphatidylcholine (PC or GPCho). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphorylcholine moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, glycerophosphocholines can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached at the C-1 and C-2 positions. Fatty acids containing 16, 18 and 20 carbons are the most common. PC(16:0/P-18:1(9Z)), in particular, consists of one chain of palmitic acid at the C-1 position and one chain of plasmalogen 18:1n9 at the C-2 position. The palmitic acid moiety is derived from fish oils, milk fats, vegetable oils and animal fats, while the plasmalogen 18:1n9 moiety is derived from animal fats, liver and kidney. Phospholipids, are ubiquitous in nature and are key components of the lipid bilayer of cells, as well as being involved in metabolism and signaling.
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