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cardiolipin

Name(s) cardiolipin
Scientific name(s)
Formula C81H158O17P2
Molecular mass 1466.0585
IUPAC name [(2R)-2,3-bis(octadecanoyloxy)propoxy][3-({[(2R)-2,3-bis(octadecanoyloxy)propoxy](hydroxy)phosphoryl}oxy)-2-hydroxypropoxy]phosphinic acid
INCHI InChI=1S/C81H158O17P2/c1-5-9-13-17-21-25-29-33-37-41-45-49-53-57-61-65-78(83)91-71-76(97-80(85)67-63-59-55-51-47-43-39-35-31-27-23-19-15-11-7-3)73-95-99(87,88)93-69-75(82)70-94-100(89,90)96-74-77(98-81(86)68-64-60-56-52-48-44-40-36-32-28-24-20-16-12-8-4)72-92-79(84)66-62-58-54-50-46-42-38-34-30-26-22-18-14-10-6-2/h75-77,82H,5-74H2,1-4H3,(H,87,88)(H,89,90)/t76-,77-/m1/s1
SMILE [H]C(O)(COP(O)(=O)OC[C@@]([H])(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)COP(O)(=O)OC[C@@]([H])(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CAS ID Not available
PubChem ID 449005
DrugBank ID DB03429
CHEBI ID 28494
Description Cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0), also known as 1,1'2,2'-tetra-dodecanoyl cardiolipin or tetrastearoylcardiolipin, is a member of the class of compounds known as cardiolipins. Cardiolipins are glycerophospholipids in which the O1 and O3 oxygen atoms of the central glycerol moiety are each linked to one 1,2-diacylglycerol chain. Their general formula is OC(COP(O)(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[R1])O[R2])COP(O)(=O)OC[C@@H](CO[R3])O[R4], where R1-R4 are four fatty acyl chains. Thus, cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) is considered to be a glycerophosphoglycerophosphoglycerol lipid molecule. Cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) is practically insoluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). Cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) can be found in apple, cardamom, fig, and shiitake, which makes cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. In humans, cl(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0) is involved in the cardiolipin biosynthesis CL(18:0/18:0/18:0/18:0).