plasmalogen 16:0

Scientific Name	CAS Registry No.
1-enyl-hexadecenoic acid
Molecular Name	Common Name
C16 H32 O	plasmalogen 16:0
Other Names

2-D Structure

Biosynthetic Pathway

Distribution in...
Tissues	Lipid Classes
small amount in liver, serum; intermediate amounts found in erythrocytes, kidney, lung, testes, skeletal muscle; majority found in brain/central nervous tissue, heart, lymphocytes, spleen, macrophages, and certain leukocytes	bulk of pool represented within ethanolamine phospholipids, minor amounts found in choline phospholipids, even less found in serine and inositol phospholipids
Bioactive Products	Dietary Sources

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