The molecule is a 2-acyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the alkyl and the acyl groups at positions 1 and 2 are specified as hexadecyl and 8-carboxyoctanoyl respectively. It has a role as a PPARgamma agonist. It derives from a nonanedioic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 1-O-hexadecyl-2-(8-carboxyoctanoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine(1-).
[(2R)-2-(8-carboxyoctanoyloxy)-3-hexadecoxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate