Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2016-10-03 17:20:40 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 19:11:28 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0008406
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB08406
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0)
DescriptionPC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0), also known as PC(40:3) or lecithin, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphatidylcholines. These are glycerophosphocholines in which the two free -OH are attached to one fatty acid each through an ester linkage. Thus, PC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0) is considered to be a glycerophosphocholine lipid molecule. PC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0) is a very hydrophobic molecule, practically insoluble (in water), and relatively neutral. PC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0) exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
PC(40:3)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
Phosphatidylcholine(20:3/20:0)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
LecithinLipid Annotator, HMDB
PC(20:3(8Z,11Z,14Z)/20:0)Lipid Annotator
GPCho(20:3/20:0)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
1-homo-g-linolenoyl-2-arachidonyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholineLipid Annotator, HMDB
GPCho(40:3)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
PC(20:3/20:0)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
1-(8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatrienoyl)-2-eicosanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholineLipid Annotator, HMDB
Phosphatidylcholine(40:3)Lipid Annotator, HMDB
Chemical FormulaC48H90NO8P
Average Molecular Weight840.2039
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight839.640405373
IUPAC Name(2-{[(2R)-3-[(8Z,11Z,14Z)-icosa-8,11,14-trienoyloxy]-2-(icosanoyloxy)propyl phosphonato]oxy}ethyl)trimethylazanium
Traditional Namelecithin
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@]([H])(COC(=O)CCCCCC\C=C/C\C=C/C\C=C/CCCCC)COP([O-])(=O)OCC[N+](C)(C)C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C48H90NO8P/c1-6-8-10-12-14-16-18-20-22-24-26-28-30-32-34-36-38-40-47(50)54-44-46(45-56-58(52,53)55-43-42-49(3,4)5)57-48(51)41-39-37-35-33-31-29-27-25-23-21-19-17-15-13-11-9-7-2/h14,16,20,22,26,28,46H,6-13,15,17-19,21,23-25,27,29-45H2,1-5H3/b16-14-,22-20-,28-26-/t46-/m1/s1
InChI KeyNMVCKDUPYAOXCG-XGEOKNOUSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphatidylcholines. These are glycerophosphocholines in which the two free -OH are attached to one fatty acid each through an ester linkage.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassGlycerophospholipids
Sub ClassGlycerophosphocholines
Direct ParentPhosphatidylcholines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Diacylglycero-3-phosphocholine
  • Phosphocholine
  • Fatty acid ester
  • Dialkyl phosphate
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organic phosphoric acid derivative
  • Phosphoric acid ester
  • Alkyl phosphate
  • Fatty acyl
  • Quaternary ammonium salt
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Amine
  • Organic salt
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
Origin
  • Endogenous
  • Exogenous
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Intracellular membrane
  • Membrane
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP6.33ALOGPS
logP10.58ChemAxon
logS-7.7ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)1.86ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-6.7ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count4ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area111.19 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count45ChemAxon
Refractivity256.02 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability103.84 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-000i-9072051140-1f70a7588a3ab0020932View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000j-4292011000-3b5e1fc80b48448d2181View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-001a-9085012100-64b799a2ffe63b8030f0View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-01p9-0027000290-b50f4b75206a09c73348View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-052r-1059200820-5b74fec8c2c22ced9317View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-06tf-6079100000-61219ae1c70f65a521e7View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-03di-0000000090-9fdbf0263bab6953525aView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-03di-0000000090-c20a8da7b81bea8ffe7bView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-002b-0900369030-0bf7ec806e37d095b9dfView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0006-0000000090-7d26e455c245b2eccf0fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-000x-0600000090-073d352de9ed7cf4ffbfView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-001i-1900041120-8992c76917ac8ebae1ffView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-00di-0000000090-070cc75312afe664feecView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-00di-0003000090-b42a0f8dd6fb5ae6adfdView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0dvi-0009000040-c0f1d20d1c10aa206c53View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0002-0000000090-a0a28947ac0361512993View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0002-0000000190-d03890e36ea5447534aeView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-03e9-0200498220-f405182244798412d0efView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-000i-0000000090-61a369759c619288f5c3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-000i-0038004390-ea259eb8077a56614f32View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-0a4i-4019300000-726fb4f8357fb3df30d0View in MoNA
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cell membrane
  • Intracellular membrane
  • Membrane
Biospecimen Locations
  • All Tissues
  • Milk
  • Ruminal Fluid
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
All TissuesExpected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedNot SpecifiedNot SpecifiedNormal
  • Not Applicable
details
MilkDetected and Quantified0.043 +/- 0.003 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
details
Ruminal FluidDetected and Quantified0.008 +/- 0.002 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
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Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0008406
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDNot Available
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID24767066
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound52923247
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. A. Foroutan et al. (2019). A. Foroutan et al. The Chemical Composition of Commercial Cow's Milk (in preparation). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.