Phosphatidic Acid (PA)

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BOC Sciences provides a variety of PA for different applications. Our high-quality PA products are perfectly suited for your liposome preparation needs.

What is PA

Phosphatidic acid (PA) is a component of cell membranes and is a common phospholipid. PA is the simplest diacylglycerophospholipid (parent compound of glycerophospholipids).

Structure of PA

The phosphatidic acid molecule contains a glycerol backbone. PA is based on the structure of glycerol. It is formed by replacing the hydroxyl group at position 1 of the glycerol molecule with a saturated fatty acyl group, the hydroxyl group at position 2 with an unsaturated fatty acyl group, and the hydroxyl group at position 3 with a phosphate group (fatty acid esterification).

Structure of phosphatidic acid  Fig. 1 Structure of phosphatidic acid (Tanguy E, 2018)

Production and Degradation of PA

The Function of PA in the Cell

Safety of PA

Natural raw materials. Mainly selected from egg yolk, soybean, biotechnology, etc. to prepare PA.

Reference

  1. Tanguy E; et al. Protein⁻Phospholipid Interaction Motifs: A Focus on Phosphatidic Acid. Biomolecules. 2018 Apr 23; 8(2): 20.

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