The molecule is a phosphatidylcholine O-34:3 in which the alkyl and acyl groups specified at positions 1 and 2 are hexadecyl and (6Z,9Z,12Z)-octadecatrienoyl respectively. It is a phosphatidylcholine O-34:3 and a 2-acyl-1-alkyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine. It derives from a gamma-linolenic acid.
[(2R)-3-hexadecoxy-2-[(6Z,9Z,12Z)-octadeca-6,9,12-trienoyl]oxypropyl] 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl phosphate