Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine

Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine is a phosphatidylethanolamine. Like other phospholipids, it has been used as part of model bilayer membranes.[1]

Dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine
Names
IUPAC name
[(2R)-3-[2-aminoethoxy(hydroxy)phosphoryl]oxy-2-hexadecanoyloxypropyl] hexadecanoate
Other names
1,2-dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, DPPE, 16:0 PE, dipalmitoylcephalin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.011.907
EC Number
  • 213-097-1
UNII
Properties
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).
Infobox references

References

  1. 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.
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