1-PALMITOYL-2-STEAROYL-(12-DOXYL)-SN-GLYCERO-3-PHOSPHOCHOLINE

Uses

16:0-12 Doxyl PC is suitable for use:

• as a lipophilic collisional quencher to prepare liposomes used in lipophilic quenching experiments
• to prepare liposomes used in nitroxide quenching experiments to examine the location of each NBD (7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole) probe in mutants
• as a component in POPC or 1:1 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC)/1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-rac-1-glycerol (POPG) mixtures to prepare unlabelled large unilamellar liposomes

Biological Activity

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) functions as a surfactant within the mucus to form a hydrophobic surface to inhibit bacterial penetrance. It is used to tre at f at embolism. Phosphatidylcholine lowers the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides.