1,2-Dipalmitoyl-13C-sn-glycero-3-PC is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-PC by GC- or LC-MS. 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-PC (DPPC) is a zwitterionic glycerophospholipid commonly used in the formation of lipid monolayers, bilayers, and liposomes for use in a variety of applications.1,2,3,4 It has been used in the formation of proteoliposomes for implantation of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase into human erythrocyte membranes.3 Incorporation of glycosphingolipid antigens into DPPC-containing liposomes increases the immunogenicity of the antigens in mice.4

|1. Ege, C., and Lee, K.Y.C. Insertion of Alzheimer's Aβ40 peptide into lipid monolayers. Biophys. J. 87(3), 1732-1740 (2004).|2. Leekumjorn, S., and Sum, A.K. Molecular simulation study of structural and dynamic properties of mixed DPPC/DPPE bilayers. Biophys. J. 90(11), 3951-3965 (2006).|3. Kalra, V.K., Sikka, S.C., and Sethi, G.S. Transport of amino acids in γ-glutamyl transpeptidase-implanted human erythrocytes. J. Biol. Chem. 256(11), 5567-5571 (1981).|4. Uemura, A., Watarai, S., Iwasaki, T., et al. Induction of immune responses against glycosphingolipid antigens: Comparison of antibody responses in mice immunized with antigen associated with liposomes prepared from various phospholipids. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 67(12), 1197-1201 (2005).