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 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	4593686 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.043.673
PubChem CID	5497103;
UNII	TE895536Y5 ;
	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	760.091 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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POPC is a phosphatidylcholine. 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 is 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

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[1] Stephen G. Sligar. "Nanodisc Technology: Soluble Lipid Bilayer Systems for Structural and Functional Studies of Membrane Proteins".

[2] "AVANTI Polar Lipids".