The molecule is a 1,2-diacyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine in which the two acyl substituents at positions 1 and 2 are specified as palmitoyl and acetyl respectively. It has a role as a platelet-activating factor receptor agonist. It derives from an acetic acid and a hexadecanoic acid.
[(2R)-2-acetyloxy-3-hexadecanoyloxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate