DL-dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine
Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is a phospholipid (and a lecithin) consisting of two C16 palmitic acid groups attached to a phosphatidylcholine head-group.
Research
3 papers- Identifying the Novel Gut Microbial Metabolite Contributing to Metabolic Syndrome in Children Based on Integrative Analyses of Microbiome-Metabolome Signatures.Microbiology spectrum · 2023
- Rapid reversible formation of a metastable subgel phase in saturated diacylphosphatidylcholines.Biophysical journal · 1995
- Whipworm infection remodels the gut microbiome ecosystem and compromises intestinal homeostasis in elderly patients revealed by multi-omics analyses.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Lung surfactant
- Biosynthesis
- Characteristics
- Temperature
- Amphipathic behaviour
- Surfactant
- Current uses
- Research uses
- Pharmaceutical uses
- DPPC-related illnesses
- References
Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) is a phospholipid (and a lecithin) consisting of two C16 palmitic acid groups attached to a phosphatidylcholine head-group.
It is the main constituent of pulmonary surfactants, which reduces the work of breathing and prevents alveolar collapse during breathing. It also plays an important role in the study of liposomes and human bilayers.