1,2-Dipalmitoyl-3-Pentadecanoyl-rac-glycerol

1,2-Dipalmitoyl-3-pentadecanoyl-rac-glycerol is a triacylglycerol that contains palmitic acid at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions and pentadecanoic acid at the sn-3 position. It has been found in butterfat.¹

1,2-Dipalmitoyl-3-pentadecanoyl-rac-glycerol (1,2-Palmitin-3-pentadecanoin) is a compound mentioned in the study of triglyceride composition in bovine milk fat. It was identified and quantified by various methods, and its proportion and type in bovine milk fat were determined.

1. Kalo, P., Kemppinen, A., and Ollilainen, V. Determination of triacylglycerols in butterfat by normal-phase HPLC and electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry Lipids 44(2),169-195(2009).