An efficient and stereospecific synthesis of 1-stearoyl-2-[(z,z,z)-9,12,15-linolenoyl]-sn-glycerophosphocholine and its bioactivity

A polyunsaturated mixed-acid phosphatidylcholine, 1-stearoyl-2-linolenoyl-sn-glycerophosphocholine (1) prepared from D-mannitol as an optically active starting material and its bioactivity are described.