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IUPAC name
1,2-Di[(9Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine
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Systematic IUPAC name
2-Aminoethyl (2R)-2,3-di[(9Z)-octadec-9-enoyl]propyl hydrogen phosphate | |
Other names
1,2-Dioleoylphosphatidylethanolamine; DOPEA; DOPE
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Properties | |
C41H78NO8P | |
Molar mass | 744.048 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-glycerophosphoethanolamine is a non-bilayer lipid of the phosphatidylethanolamine class, it adopts non-lamellar reverse hexagonal structures.[1] It forms part of Lipofectamine, a common transfection reagent.
References
- ^ Seddon, Annela M.; Curnow, Paul; Booth, Paula J. (November 2004). "Membrane proteins, lipids and detergents: not just a soap opera". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1666 (1–2): 105–117. doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2004.04.011. PMID 15519311.