phosphocholine cation
Sign in to saveAlso known as Trimethyl(2-(phosphonooxy)ethyl)ammonium, ChoP, Phosphoryl-choline, O-phosphocholine, N-Trimethyl-2-aminoethylphosphonate, Choline phosphate, [2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethoxy]phosphonic acid, Choline, dihydrogen phosphate (ester) (8CI)
Phosphocholine is an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine in tissues. Phosphocholine is made in a reaction, catalyzed by choline kinase, that converts ATP and choline into phosphocholine and ADP. Phosphocholine is a molecule found, for example, in lecithin.
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- Subclass of
- cation
- Mass
- 184.074
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- found in taxon
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- subject has role
- primary metabolite
- canonical SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)CCOP(=O)(O)O
- Commons category
- Phosphocholine
- chemical formula
- C₅H₁₅NO₄P⁺
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Phosphocholine is an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidylcholine in tissues. Phosphocholine is made in a reaction, catalyzed by choline kinase, that converts ATP and choline into phosphocholine and ADP. Phosphocholine is a molecule found, for example, in lecithin.
In nematodes and human placentas, phosphocholine is selectively attached to other proteins as a posttranslational modification to suppress an immune response by their hosts.
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