POPC

POPC

Names
IUPAC name [(2R)-3-hexadecanoyloxy-2-[(Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]oxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate
Other names 1-Palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine
Identifiers
CAS Number	26853-31-6
ChemSpider	4593686
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PubChem	5497103
InChI InChI=1S/C42H82NO8P/c1-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-21-23-25-27-29-31-33-35-42(45)51-40(39-50-52(46,47)49-37-36-43(3,4)5)38-48-41(44)34-32-30-28-26-24-22-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-2/h20-21,40H,6-19,22-39H2,1-5H3/b21-20-/t40-/m1/s1 Key: WTJKGGKOPKCXLL-VYOBOKEXSA-N
SMILES CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)CCCCCCC/C=C\CCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula	C42H82NO8P
Molar mass	760.09 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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Infobox references

POPC is a chemical compound. It is a diacylglycerol and phospholipid. The full name is 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. It is an important phospholipid for biophysical experiments and has been used to study various subjects such as lipid rafts. POPC also used in systems mimicking the cell membrane such as Nanodiscs.^[1] It is available commercially synthetically^[2] and is naturally present in eukaryotic cell membranes.

References

1. Sligar Lab: http://sligarlab.life.uiuc.edu/nanodisc.html
2. AVANTI Polar Lipids www.avantilipids.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=243&Itemid=208&catnumber=850457