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Enantiomers of Natural Lipids

A80106 Ent-25-hydroxycholesterol

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A80352 Ent-Androstenediol

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A80356 Ent-Androstenedione

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A80354 Ent-DHEA

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A80357 Ent-DHEA sulfate

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A85857 Ent-DMPC

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A85858 Ent-DPPC

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A85859 Ent-DSPC

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A85587 Ent-DSPE

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A85855 Ent-POPC

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A85856 Ent-DOPC

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A80350 Ent-Testosterone

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Lipids are one of the most abundant biological molecules. Phospholipids are the major constituents of biological membrane bilayers. Glycerophospholipids are comprised of a glycerol backbone connected to a hydrophilic head group by a phosphodiester group at the sn-3 position and substituted via an ester linkage with two hydrophobic fatty acids. Due to this structure, there is one chiral center located at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone. This chirality is very important for many biological processes. The enantiomers of glycerophospholipids are beneficial lipid probes that can be used to investigate the chirality-specific actions of membrane lipids. Avanti offers several enantiomers of naturally occurring glycerophospholipids such as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine.

Murata M., Yano Y., Hanashima S. (2020) Enantiomers of phospholipids and cholesterol: A key to decipher lipid-lipid interplay in membrane. Chirality, 32. https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.2...