Merck, 999985P-5MG, 4ME 16:0 Diether PE

General description
4ME 16:0 Diether PE or 1,2-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine is a class of glycerophospholipids having two phytane chains attached to the sn-1 and sn-2 positions of the glycerol backbone by ether bonds. It has ethanolamine as the alcohol moiety, attached to the phosphate group.
Application
4ME 16:0 Diether PE or 1,2-di-O-phytanyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine is suitable:
for nanoformulation of liposomal docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and ghost (no DHA, control) liposomes
for the preparation of archaeal-like lipid bilayers to examine the effect of humidity and temperature on it
as an internal standard in tandem mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (MS3) to study the effect on glycerophosphoethanolamine (GPEtn) species upon the exposure of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes to A23187 and granulocyte macrophage–colony-stimulating factor/formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine stimuli
as an internal standard in lipid extraction using methyl-tert-butylether (MTBE)/methanol protocol

Packaging
5 mL Clear Glass Sealed Ampule (999985P-25mg)
5 mL Clear Glass Sealed Ampule (999985P-5mg)
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