| Description | PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)), also known as Pc(20:4(5z,8z,11z,14z)/20:4(5z,8z,11z,14z)) or pc(20:4(5z,8z,11z,14z)/20:4(5z,8z,11z,14z)), belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphatidylcholines. These are glycerophosphocholines in which the two free -OH are attached to one fatty acid each through an ester linkage. Thus, PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) is considered to be a glycerophosphocholine lipid molecule. PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) participates in a number of enzymatic reactions, within cattle. In particular, S-Adenosylhomocysteine and PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) can be biosynthesized from S-adenosylmethionine and pe-nme2(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) through its interaction with the enzyme phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. In addition, Cytidine monophosphate and PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) can be biosynthesized from CDP-choline and DG(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/0:0); which is mediated by the enzyme choline/ethanolaminephosphotransferase. In cattle, PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) is involved in the metabolic pathway called phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) pathway. |
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| 1,2-Di-(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidonoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidonoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidonyl-L-alpha-glycerophosphorylcholine | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidonylphosphatidylcholine | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidyl-3-phosphatidylcholine | ChEBI | | DAPC | ChEBI | | Diarachidonoylphosphatidylcholine | ChEBI | | Diarachidonyl lecithin | ChEBI | | Diarachidonyl phosphatidylcholine | ChEBI | | PC(20:4/20:4) | ChEBI | | 1,2-Diarachidonyl-L-a-glycerophosphorylcholine | Generator | | 1,2-Diarachidonyl-L-α-glycerophosphorylcholine | Generator | | 1,2-Diradyl-3-phosphatidylcholine | HMDB | | PC(40:8) | HMDB | | Phosphatidylcholine(20:4/20:4) | HMDB | | Phosphatidylcholine(40:8) | HMDB | | Lecithin | HMDB | | GPCho(20:4/20:4) | HMDB | | GPCho(40:8) | HMDB | | 1,2-Di(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl)-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine | HMDB | | 1,2-Diarachidonoyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine | HMDB | | PC(20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) | Lipid Annotator |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C48H80NO8P/c1-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-36-38-40-47(50)54-44-46(45-56-58(52,53)55-43-42-49(3,4)5)57-48(51)41-39-37-35-33-31-29-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-2/h14-17,20-23,26-29,32-35,46H,6-13,18-19,24-25,30-31,36-45H2,1-5H3/b16-14-,17-15-,22-20-,23-21-,28-26-,29-27-,34-32-,35-33-/t46-/m1/s1 |
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