Lecithin, MP Biomedicals™

Product Code.	Quantity	unitSize
11458171	250 g	250g
11468171	500 g	500g

Product Code. 11458171 Supplier MP Biomedicals Supplier No. 0215153983

Description

Used as an emulsifier and solubilizer for drugs in aqueous solution and as a vehicle for liposomes. Lecithin, MP Biomedicals is a major structural phospholipid in the brain, comprising ∼15% of total lipid and localized to gray matter. It is a purified

Lecithin (aka phosphatidylcholine) is the major structural component of cellular membranes and serves as a reservoir for several lipid messengers. It is the source of the bioactive lipids: lysophosphatidylcholine, phosphatidic acid, diacylglycerol, lysophosphatidylcholine, platelet activating factor and arachidonic acid.

Specifications

Chemical Identifiers

• CAS: 8002-43-5
• Molecular Formula: C42H80NO8P
• Molecular Weight (g/mol): 758.075
• InChI Key: JLPULHDHAOZNQI-JLOPVYAASA-N
• Synonym: 3-sn-phosphatidylcholine, 1-hexadecanoyl-2-9e,12e-octadecadienoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, 3,5,8-trioxa-4-phosphahexacosa-17,20-dien-1-aminium, 4-hydroxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-9-oxo-7-1-oxohexadecyl oxy methyl-, inner salt, 4-oxide, r, l-, a-lecithin, 2-linoleoyl-1-palmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine, a-phosphatidylcholine solution, l-alpha-phosphatidylcholine solution, 2-linoleoyl-1-palmitoyl-sn-glyc-ero-3-phosphocholine
• PubChem CID: 16213884
• ChEBI: CHEBI:86658
• IUPAC Name: [(2R)-3-hexadecanoyloxy-2-[(9E,12E)-octadeca-9,12-dienoyl]oxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate
• SMILES: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC(COP(=O)([O-])OCC[N+](C)(C)C)OC(=O)CCCCCCCC=CCC=CCCCCC

• Quantity: 250 g
• Percent Purity: ≥90%
• Grade: Water Dispersible
• Physical Form: Solid