1,2-Dipalmitoyl-d6-rac-glycero-3-PC (Synonyms: 16:0/16:0-d6-PC, PC(16:0/16:0)-d6, 1,2-Dihexadecanoyl-d6-rac-glycero-3-Phosphocholine, 1,2-Dihexadecanoyl-d6-rac-glycero-3-Phosphatidylcholine)

1,2-Dipalmitoyl-d6-rac-glycero-3-PC is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-rac-glycero-3-PC by GC- or LC-MS. 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-rac-glycero-3-PC is a phosphatidylcholine that contains palmitic acid at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions. It has been used as a component of liposomes, monolayers, and bilayers to study the influence of chirality on membrane dynamics.1,2,3,4 1,2-dipalmitoyl-rac-glycero-3-PC has been used to study electric field-induced orientation of phosphatidylcholine head groups and dynamics of liposomal phase transitions.2,3

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