1-O-HEXADECYL-2-ACETYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE

1-O-HEXADECYL-2-ACETYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE Structure
1-O-HEXADECYL-2-ACETYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE structure
Common Name 1-O-HEXADECYL-2-ACETYL-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE
CAS Number 65154-06-5 Molecular Weight 523.68300
Density N/A Boiling Point N/A
Molecular Formula C26H54NO7P Melting Point N/A
MSDS USA Flash Point N/A

Platelet-activating factor phosphatidate, but not platelet-activating factor, is a powerful calcium ionophore in the human red cell.

Cell Calcium 5(5) , 463-73, (1984)

Platelet-activating factor (1-0-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glyceryl-3-phosphorylcholine, PAF) is a potent inducer of shape-change, aggregation and secretion in platelets. PAF causes a rapid increase in intracellular calcium, but has no calcium gating effect in intact ...