Molecule: 2-monoglyceride

A monoglyceride in which the acyl substituent is located at position 2.
Synonyms for 2-monoglyceride :
2-Acylglycerol
2-Glyceride
2-Monoacylglycerol
2-monoglycerides
a 2-acylglycerol
Molecular Formula: C4H7O4R
Molecular wt: 119.096 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OCC(CO)OC([*])=O
InChIKey:
CHEBI:17389
Sample reactions for this molecule:
2-MAG is hydrolyzed to fatty acid and glycerol by MGLL
2-MAG and DAG are transacylated to TAG by PNPLA2/3
2-MAG is transacylated to DAG by PNPLA2/3
DAG is hydrolyzed to 2-MAG by PNPLA2/3
diacylglycerol + H2O -> 2-acylglycerol + fatty acid
2-acylglycerol + H2O -> glycerol + fatty acid
MOGAT1,2,3 transfer acyl group from acyl-CoA to 2-acylglycerol to form DAG