1 o octadecyl 2 o methyl sn glycerol

1-O-Octadecyl-2-O-methyl-sn-glycerol is a metabolite of a phosphotidylinositol ether lipid analog (PIA). PIAs are known to target the pleckstrin homology domain of the serine threonine kinase Akt and to induce apoptosis in cancer cell lines with high levels of endogenous Akt activity.