Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
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Systematic IUPAC name
2-Aminoethyl (2R)-2,3-bis(hexadecanoyloxy)propyl hydrogen phosphate | |
Other names
1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, DPPE, 16:0 PE, dipalmitoylcephalin
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.011.907 |
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C37H74NO8P | |
Molar mass | 691.972 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine is a phosphatidylethanolamine. Like other phospholipids, it has been used as part of model bilayer membranes.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Thermotropic and barotropic phase transitions of N-methylated dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine bilayers, Masataka Kusube et al., Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1668 (Feb. 1, 2005), #1, pp. 25-32, doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.11.002.