Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine

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Dimyristoylphosphatidyl­ethanolamine
Names
IUPAC name
[(2R)-3-[2-aminoethoxy(hydroxy)phosphoryl]oxy-2-tetradecanoyloxypropyl] tetradecanoate
Other names
1,2-dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine, 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, 1,2-ditetradecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine, DMPE, 14:0 PE, dimyristoylcephalin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C33H66NO8P/c1-3-5-7-9-11-13-15-17-19-21-23-25-32(35)39-29-31(30-41-43(37,38)40-28-27-34)42-33(36)26-24-22-20-18-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2/h31H,3-30,34H2,1-2H3,(H,37,38)/t31-/m1/s1
    Key: NEZDNQCXEZDCBI-WJOKGBTCSA-N
  • CCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC[C@H](COP(=O)(O)OCCN)OC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCCCC
Properties
C33H66NO8P
Molar mass 635.864 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine is a phosphatidylethanolamine. It has been used as part of a model membrane for Gram-negative bacteria.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Lee, Tzong-Hsien; Heng, Christine; Swann, Marcus J.; Gehman, John D.; Separovic, Frances; Aguilar, Marie-Isabel (2010). "Real-time quantitative analysis of lipid disordering by aurein 1.2 during membrane adsorption, destabilisation and lysis". Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798 (10): 1977–1986. doi:10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.06.023. PMID 20599687.