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pg(16:0/18:3(9z,12z,15z))


Name(s) pg(16:0/18:3(9z,12z,15z))
Scientific name(s)
Formula C40H73O10P
Molecular mass 744.9754
IUPAC name [(2S)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy][(2R)-3-(hexadecanoyloxy)-2-(octadeca-9,12,15-trienoyloxy)propoxy]phosphinic acid
INCHI InChI=1S/C40H73O10P/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-18-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-40(44)50-38(36-49-51(45,46)48-34-37(42)33-41)35-47-39(43)31-29-27-25-23-21-19-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h5,7,11,13,17-18,37-38,41-42H,3-4,6,8-10,12,14-16,19-36H2,1-2H3,(H,45,46)/t37-,38+/m0/s1
SMILE [H][C@](O)(CO)COP(O)(=O)OC[C@@]([H])(COC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCCCC)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCC=CCC
CAS ID Not available
PubChem ID 52927236
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID Not available
Description PG(16:0/18:3(9Z,12Z,15Z)) is a phosphatidylglycerol or glycerophospholipid (PG or GP). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphoglycerol moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidylglycerols 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. PG(16:0/18:3(9Z,12Z,15Z)), in particular, consists of one chain of palmitic acid at the C-1 position and one chain of a-linolenic acid at the C-2 position. The palmitic acid moiety is derived from fish oils, milk fats, vegetable oils and animal fats, while the a-linolenic acid moiety is derived from seed oils, especially canola and soybean oil. Phosphatidylglycerol is present at a level of 1-2% in most animal tissues, but it can be the second most abundant phospholipid in lung surfactant at up to 11% of the total. It is well established that the concentration of phosphatidylglycerol increases during fetal development. Phosphatidylglycerol may be present in animal tissues merely as a precursor for diphosphatidylglycerol (cardiolipin). Phosphatidylglycerol is formed from phosphatidic acid by a sequence of enzymatic reactions that proceeds via the intermediate, cytidine diphosphate diacylglycerol (CDP-diacylglycerol). Bioynthesis proceeds by condensation of phosphatidic acid and cytidine triphosphate with elimination of pyrophosphate via the action of phosphatidate cytidyltransferase (or CDP-synthase). CDP-diacylglycerol then reacts with glycerol-3-phosphate via phosphatidylglycerophosphate synthase to form 3-sn-phosphatidyl-1'-sn-glycerol 3'-phosphoric acid, with the release of cytidine monophosphate (CMP). Finally, phosphatidylglycerol is formed by the action of specific phosphatases. While most phospholipids have a saturated fatty acid on C-1 and an unsaturated fatty acid on C-2 of the glycerol backbone, the fatty acid distribution at the C-1 and C-2 positions of glycerol within phospholipids is continually in flux, owing to phospholipid degradation and the continuous phospholipid remodeling that occurs while these molecules are in membranes. PGs have a net charge of -1 at physiological pH and are found in high concentration in mitochondrial membranes and as components of pulmonary surfactant. PG also serves as a precursor for the synthesis of cardiolipin. PG is synthesized from CDP-diacylglycerol and glycerol-3-phosphate. [HMDB]