Uses
1-Palmitoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine is used in the mRNA combination therapy for treatment of cancer.
Definition
ChEBI: 1-palmitoyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the two acyl substituents at positions 1 and 2 are specified as palmitoyl and acetyl respectively. It has a role as a platelet-activating factor receptor agonist. It is functionally related to an acetic acid and a hexadecanoic acid.
Biological Activity
16:0-02:0 PC acts as a receptor (PAF-R) agonist. Increase in the level of phosphocholine (PC) is observed in Alzheimerμs disease.
