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1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
Tree Number(s)
D10.570.755.375.760.400.800.224
Unique ID
D015060
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015060
Annotation
"a major constituent of pulmonary surfactants"; /‌biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note
Synthetic phospholipid used in liposomes and lipid bilayers to study biological membranes. It is also a major constituent of PULMONARY SURFACTANTS.
Entry Version
DPPC
Entry Term(s)
1,2-Dihexadecyl-sn-Glycerophosphocholine
1,2-Dipalmitoyl-Glycerophosphocholine
Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine
Dipalmitoylglycerophosphocholine
Dipalmitoyllecithin
Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
Registry Number
2644-64-6
CAS Type 1 Name
3,5,9-Trioxa-4-phosphapentacosan-1-aminium, 4-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-10-oxo-7-((1-oxohexadecyl)oxy)-, inner salt, 4-oxide
Previous Indexing
Pulmonary Surfactant (1971-1986)
Surface-Active Agents (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note
87; was DIPALMITOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE see PULMONARY SURFACTANT 1977-86
Online Note
search PULMONARY SURFACTANTS 1977-86
History Note
87
Date Established
1987/01/01
Date of Entry
1986/06/12
Revision Date
2017/04/10
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