MOLECULE

5a-Cholesta-7,24-dien-3b-ol

PC(20:0/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)) is a phosphatidylchloline (PC). It is a glycerophospholipid in which a phosphorylcholine moiety occupies a glycerol substitution site. As is the case with diacylglycerols, phosphatidylcholines can have many different combinations of fatty acids of varying lengths and saturation attached to the C-1 and C-2 positions. PC(20:0/20:4(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z)), in particular, consists of one eicosanoyl chain to the C-1 atom, and one 5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoyl to the C-2 atom. In E. coli, PCs can be found in the integral component of the cell outer membrane. They are hydrolyzed by Phospholipases to a 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and a carboxylate. 5a-Cholesta-7,24-dien-3b-ol is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.