sn-Glycerol 3-phosphate lithium is synthesized via the cytosolic glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase pathway. This process involves the conversion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate to sn-Glycerol 3-phosphate using NADH, which is generated during glycolysis.
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.
1-O-Hexadecyl-sn-glycerol is a bioactive alkyl glyceryl ether. It reduces UVB-induced cell death and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and prostaglandin E2 in normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEKs). 1-O-Hexadecyl-sn-glycerol (50 μM) increases coronary flow and left ventricular developed pressure and reduces malondialdehyde (MDA) formation ex vivo in a rat heart model of ischemia reperfusion injury. [2].Maulik, N., Tosaki, A., Engelman, R.M., et al. Myocardial salvage by chimyl alcohol: Possible role of peroxisomal dysfunction in reperfusion injury Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 723(1), 380-384 (1994).
1,2-Dilinoleoyl-sn-glycerol is a diacylglycerol (DAG) with linoleic acid (18:2) side chains attached at both the sn-1 and sn-2 positions. It has been found as a component of phosphatidic acid in rat liver mitochondria and in spinach chloroplast membranes. 1,2-Dilinoleoyl-sn-glycerol is upregulated in some pregnant women and has been used as a biomarker to predict later preeclampsia in early pregnancy.
Diacylglycerols (DAG) are generated through the hydrolysis of membrane phospholipids and function as lipid second messengers by activating protein kinase C (PKC) and modulating cell growth and apoptosis. Additionally, they act as precursors for DAG kinases in the synthesis of phosphatidic acid, a crucial lipid messenger. The compound 1-NBD-decanoyl-2-decanoyl-sn-glycerol incorporates a nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) fluorophore at the ω-end of its terminal decanoyl chain, using the structure of 1,2-didecanoyl-sn-glycerol as a model for diacylglycerol. This molecule is expected to exhibit excitation and emission peaks at roughly 470/541 nm, paralleling those of various NBD-labeled phospholipids. Fluorescently labeled lipids, such as this, are instrumental in exploring their interactions with proteins, their uptake by cells and liposomes, and in developing assays for lipid metabolism research.
ZKN14489, also known as 08:0 DG and 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol, is a short-chain, cell-permeable diacylglycerol that serves as a lipid cofactor for activating protein kinase C.
1,2-O-Dihexadecyl-sn-glycerol, a saturated dialkyl glyceryl ether featuring hexadecyl groups at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions, resembles the structure of diacylglycerol. This compound serves as a lipid anchor for synthesizing lactose-containing synthetic glycolipids.
1-Palmitoyl-2-12-PAHSA-3-oleoyl-sn-glycerol, an endogenous triacylglycerol, comprises palmitic acid (at the sn-1 position), the fatty acid ester of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFA), 12-PAHSA (at the sn-2 position), and oleic acid (at the sn-3 position). Identified in the lipid extract of mouse adipose tissue, this triacylglycerol demonstrates that levels of FAHFA-containing triacylglycerols are over 100-fold higher than those of non-esterified FAHFAs, suggesting their role as intracellular storage reservoirs for FAHFAs.
1-Palmitoyl-d9-2-palmitoyl-sn-glycerol serves as an internal standard for quantifying 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol using GC or LC-MS techniques. This diacylglycerol, featuring palmitic acid at both the sn-1 and sn-2 positions, stimulates protein kinase C (PKC) activity by 15% at a 25 μM concentration. Additionally, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycerol encourages rapid growth in Frankia, a genus of Gram-positive bacteria.