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Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
Names
Systematic IUPAC name (2R)-2,3-Bis(tetradecanoyloxy)propyl 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate
Other names 1,2-dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-ditetradecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, DMPC, 14:0 PC
Identifiers
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ECHA InfoCard 100.038.245 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 242-085-9
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C36H72NO8P/c1-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-35(38)42-32-34(33-44-46(40,41)43-31-30-37(3,4)5)45-36(39)29-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-2/h34H,6-33H2,1-5H3/t34-/m1/s1Key: CITHEXJVPOWHKC-UUWRZZSWSA-N
SMILES
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC(COP(=O)()OCC(C)(C)C)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula C36H72NO8P
Molar mass 677.945 g·mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine is a phosphatidylcholine, a kind of phospholipid. Along with other lipids, it can be used to prepare liposomes.

References

  1. Liposomal drug delivery system from laboratory to clinic, N. A. Kshirsagar, S. K. Pandya, G. B. Kirodian, S. Sanath, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 51 (#5) (2005), pp. 5-15, PMID 16519249.
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