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edelfosine

under Phospholipid Ethers
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More on Phospholipid Ethers Definition: Phospholipids which have an alcohol moiety in ethereal linkage with a saturated or unsaturated aliphatic alcohol. They are usually derivatives of phosphoglycerols or phosphatidates. The other two alcohol groups of the glycerol backbone are usually in ester linkage. These compounds are widely distributed in animal tissues.      Other names Glycerophosphate Ethers; Glycerol Phosphate Ethers; Ether Phospholipids; Ether Phosphatidates; Phospholipids, Ether; Phosphatidates, Ether; Phosphate Ethers, Glycerol; Ethers, Phospholipid; Ethers, Glycerophosphate; Ethers, Glycerol Phosphate; 1 Alkyl 2 Acylphosphatidates; 1-Alkyl-2-Acylphosphatidates
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
edelfosine [ 1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-glycero-phosphocholine,1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methyl-rac-glycero-3-phosphocholine,1-O-octadecyl-2-O-methylglycerophosphocholine,1-O-octadecyl-2-methyl-3-phosphatidylcholine,1-octadecyl-2-methoxy-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine,1-octadecyl-2-methoxyglycero-3-phosphorylcholine,1-octadecyl-2-methyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine,1-octadecyl-2-methylglycero-3-phosphocholine,2-methoxy-PAF,ET-18-O-methyl,ET-18-OCH(3),ET-18-OCH3,ET18-OCH3,ET18-OMe,L-ET-18-OCH3,TLC ELL-12,edelfosine, (+-)-isomer,edelfosine, (R)-isomer,edelfosine, (S)-isomer ]
  RN given refers to parent cpd 		65492-82-2   *Phospholipid Ethers
Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents; Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors 		Scan Electron Microsc 1980;3:109

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