| Description | PG(15:1(9Z)/25:1(9Z)) is a phosphatidylglycerol. Phosphatidylglycerols consist of a glycerol 3-phosphate backbone esterified to either saturated or unsaturated fatty acids on carbons 1 and 2. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidylglycerols can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached to the C-1 and C-2 positions. PG(15:1(9Z)/25:1(9Z)), in particular, consists of one 9Z-pentadecenoyl chain to the C-1 atom, and one 9Z-pentacosenoyl to the C-2 atom. In E. coli glycerophospholipid metabolism, phosphatidylglycerol is formed from phosphatidic acid (1,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol 3-phosphate) by a sequence of enzymatic reactions that proceeds via two intermediates, cytidine diphosphate diacylglycerol (CDP-diacylglycerol) and phosphatidylglycerophosphate (PGP, a phosphorylated phosphatidylglycerol). Phosphatidylglycerols, along with CDP-diacylglycerol, also serve as precursor molecules for the synthesis of cardiolipin, a phospholipid found in membranes. |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C46H87O10P/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-28-30-32-34-36-38-46(50)56-44(42-55-57(51,52)54-40-43(48)39-47)41-53-45(49)37-35-33-31-29-27-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h12,14,24-25,43-44,47-48H,3-11,13,15-23,26-42H2,1-2H3,(H,51,52)/b14-12-,25-24-/t43-,44+/m0/s1 |
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