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MeSH Heading: 1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
Tree Number(s): D10.570.755.375.760.400.800.224
Unique ID: D015060
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015060
Annotation: "a major constituent of pulmonary surfactants"; /‌biosyn /‌physiol permitted
Scope Note: Synthetic phospholipid used in liposomes and lipid bilayers to study biological membranes. It is also a major constituent of PULMONARY SURFACTANTS.
Entry Version: DPPC
Entry Term(s): 1,2-Dihexadecyl-sn-Glycerophosphocholine; 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-Glycerophosphocholine; Dipalmitoyl Phosphatidylcholine; Dipalmitoylglycerophosphocholine; Dipalmitoyllecithin; Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
CAS Type 1 Name: 3,5,9-Trioxa-4-phosphapentacosan-1-aminium, 4-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-10-oxo-7-((1-oxohexadecyl)oxy)-, inner salt, 4-oxide
Previous Indexing: Pulmonary Surfactant (1971-1986); Surface-Active Agents (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 87; was DIPALMITOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE see PULMONARY SURFACTANT 1977-86
Online Note: search PULMONARY SURFACTANTS 1977-86
History Note: 87
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/06/12
Revision Date: 2017/04/10

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