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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2021-09-07 16:45:30 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0001565
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB0000284
  • HMDB00284
  • HMDB01565
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePhosphorylcholine
DescriptionPhosphorylcholine, also known as choline phosphate or CHOP, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphocholines. Phosphocholines are compounds containing a [2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethoxy]phosphonic acid or derivative. The phosphate of choline, and the parent compound of the phosphorylcholine family. Phosphorylcholine exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, phosphorylcholine participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, phosphorylcholine can be converted into choline through its interaction with the enzyme phosphoethanolamine/phosphocholine phosphatase. In addition, phosphorylcholine can be converted into CDP-choline; which is mediated by the enzyme choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase a. In humans, phosphorylcholine is involved in phospholipid biosynthesis. Outside of the human body, phosphorylcholine has been detected, but not quantified in several different foods, such as barley, pak choy, black radish, saskatoon berries, and acorns.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
Choline phosphateChEBI
CHOPChEBI
N-Trimethyl-2-aminoethylphosphonateChEBI
O-PhosphocholineChEBI
Phosphoryl-cholineChEBI
Trimethyl(2-(phosphonooxy)ethyl)ammoniumChEBI
PhosphocholineKegg
Choline phosphoric acidGenerator
N-Trimethyl-2-aminoethylphosphonic acidGenerator
Chloride, phosphorylcholineHMDB
Phosphate, cholineHMDB
Phosphorylcholine chlorideHMDB
Phosphate chloride, cholineHMDB
Chloride, choline phosphateHMDB
Choline chloride dihydrogen phosphateHMDB
Choline phosphate chlorideHMDB
Chemical FormulaC5H15NO4P
Average Molecular Weight184.1507
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight184.073869485
IUPAC Name[2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethoxy]phosphonic acid
Traditional NameChoP
CAS Registry Number3616-04-4
SMILES
C[N+](C)(C)CCOP(O)(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C5H14NO4P/c1-6(2,3)4-5-10-11(7,8)9/h4-5H2,1-3H3,(H-,7,8,9)/p+1
InChI KeyYHHSONZFOIEMCP-UHFFFAOYSA-O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as phosphocholines. Phosphocholines are compounds containing a [2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethoxy]phosphonic acid or derivative.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic nitrogen compounds
ClassOrganonitrogen compounds
Sub ClassQuaternary ammonium salts
Direct ParentPhosphocholines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Phosphocholine
  • Monoalkyl phosphate
  • Alkyl phosphate
  • Phosphoric acid ester
  • Organic phosphoric acid derivative
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic salt
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Amine
  • Organic cation
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
Biological locationRoute of exposureSource
Process
Naturally occurring process
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic Properties

Experimental Collision Cross Sections

Adduct TypeData SourceCCS Value (Å2)Reference
[M+H]+Astarita_pos135.330932474
[M+H]+MetCCS_test_pos135.930932474
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Breast Milk
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
  • Feces
  • Saliva
  • Urine
Tissue Locations
  • Brain
  • Epidermis
  • Fibroblasts
  • Intestine
  • Kidney
  • Liver
  • Placenta
  • Platelet
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
BloodDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Lung cancer
details
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified2.32 +/- 0.38 uMAdult (>18 years old)Not SpecifiedVascular dementia details
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)Detected and Quantified2.16 +/- 0.84 uMElderly (>65 years old)Not SpecifiedAlzheimer's disease details
FecesDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Colorectal cancer
details
UrineDetected but not QuantifiedNot QuantifiedAdult (>18 years old)Both
Bladder cancer
details
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Lung Cancer
  1. Chen Y, Ma Z, Min L, Li H, Wang B, Zhong J, Dai L: Biomarker identification and pathway analysis by serum metabolomics of lung cancer. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:183624. doi: 10.1155/2015/183624. Epub 2015 Apr 16. [PubMed:25961003 ]
Multi-infarct dementia
  1. Walter A, Korth U, Hilgert M, Hartmann J, Weichel O, Hilgert M, Fassbender K, Schmitt A, Klein J: Glycerophosphocholine is elevated in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer patients. Neurobiol Aging. 2004 Nov-Dec;25(10):1299-303. [PubMed:15465626 ]
Alzheimer's disease
  1. Walter A, Korth U, Hilgert M, Hartmann J, Weichel O, Hilgert M, Fassbender K, Schmitt A, Klein J: Glycerophosphocholine is elevated in cerebrospinal fluid of Alzheimer patients. Neurobiol Aging. 2004 Nov-Dec;25(10):1299-303. [PubMed:15465626 ]
Colorectal cancer
  1. Goedert JJ, Sampson JN, Moore SC, Xiao Q, Xiong X, Hayes RB, Ahn J, Shi J, Sinha R: Fecal metabolomics: assay performance and association with colorectal cancer. Carcinogenesis. 2014 Sep;35(9):2089-96. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgu131. Epub 2014 Jul 18. [PubMed:25037050 ]
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDDB03945
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB031111
KNApSAcK IDC00007299
Chemspider ID989
KEGG Compound IDC00588
BioCyc IDPHOSPHORYL-CHOLINE
BiGG ID48308
Wikipedia LinkPhosphorylcholine
METLIN ID6326
PubChem Compound1014
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID18132
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDCHOLP
MarkerDB IDMDB00000338
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceVijeeta, T.; Reddy, J. R. C.; Rao, B. V. S. K.; Karuna, M. S. L.; Prasad, R. B. N. Phospholipase-mediated preparation of 1-ricinoleoyl-2-acyl-sn- glycero-3-phosphocholine from soya and egg phosphatidylcholine. Biotechnology Letters (2004), 26(13), 1077-10
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References

Only showing the first 10 proteins. There are 14 proteins in total.

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Controls phosphatidylcholine synthesis.
Gene Name:
PCYT1B
Uniprot ID:
Q9Y5K3
Molecular weight:
40228.99
Reactions
Cytidine triphosphate + Phosphorylcholine → Pyrophosphate + Citicolinedetails
Cytidine triphosphate + Phosphorylcholine → Pyrophosphate + CMP-N-trimethyl-2-aminoethylphosphonatedetails
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Controls phosphatidylcholine synthesis.
Gene Name:
PCYT1A
Uniprot ID:
P49585
Molecular weight:
41730.67
Reactions
Cytidine triphosphate + Phosphorylcholine → Pyrophosphate + Citicolinedetails
Cytidine triphosphate + Phosphorylcholine → Pyrophosphate + CMP-N-trimethyl-2-aminoethylphosphonatedetails
General function:
Involved in hydrolase activity
Specific function:
Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Also has phospholipase C activities toward 1,2-diacylglycerolphosphocholine and 1,2-diacylglycerolphosphoglycerol. Isoform 2 and isoform 3 have lost catalytic activity.
Gene Name:
SMPD1
Uniprot ID:
P17405
Molecular weight:
69935.53
Reactions
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-Acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
General function:
Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
Specific function:
Has a key role in phospholipid biosynthesis. Catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis. Phosphorylates ethanolamine, and can also act on choline (in vitro). Has higher activity with ethanolamine. May not significantly contribute to in vivo phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.
Gene Name:
CHKB
Uniprot ID:
Q9Y259
Molecular weight:
45270.99
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + Choline → ADP + Phosphorylcholinedetails
General function:
Cell wall/membrane/envelope biogenesis
Specific function:
Has a key role in phospholipid biosynthesis and may contribute to tumor cell growth. Catalyzes the first step in phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis. Contributes to phosphatidylethanolamine biosynthesis. Phosphorylates choline and ethanolamine. Has higher activity with choline.
Gene Name:
CHKA
Uniprot ID:
P35790
Molecular weight:
52248.53
Reactions
Adenosine triphosphate + Choline → ADP + Phosphorylcholinedetails
General function:
Involved in catalytic activity
Specific function:
Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Also has phospholipase C activity toward palmitoyl lyso-phosphocholine. Does not appear to have nucleotide pyrophosphatase activity.
Gene Name:
ENPP7
Uniprot ID:
Q6UWV6
Molecular weight:
51493.415
Reactions
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-Acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
General function:
Involved in metal ion binding
Specific function:
Converts sphingomyelin to ceramide. Hydrolyze 1-acyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso-PC) and 1-O-alkyl-2-lyso-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (lyso-platelet-activating factor). The physiological substrate seems to be Lyso-PAF.
Gene Name:
SMPD2
Uniprot ID:
O60906
Molecular weight:
47645.29
Reactions
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-Acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
General function:
Involved in choline binding
Specific function:
Displays several functions associated with host defense:it promotes agglutination, bacterial capsular swelling, phagocytosis and complement fixation through its calcium-dependent binding to phosphorylcholine. Can interact with DNA and histones and may scavenge nuclear material released from damaged circulating cells
Gene Name:
CRP
Uniprot ID:
P02741
Molecular weight:
25038.4
General function:
Involved in phosphatase activity
Specific function:
Phosphatase that has a high activity toward phosphoethanolamine (PEA) and phosphocholine (PCho). Involved in the generation of inorganic phosphate for bone mineralization.
Gene Name:
PHOSPHO1
Uniprot ID:
Q8TCT1
Molecular weight:
32350.505
Reactions
Phosphorylcholine + Water → Choline + Phosphatedetails
General function:
Involved in metal ion binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin to form ceramide and phosphocholine. Ceramide mediates numerous cellular functions, such as apoptosis and growth arrest, and is capable of regulating these 2 cellular events independently. Also hydrolyzes sphingosylphosphocholine. Regulates the cell cycle by acting as a growth suppressor in confluent cells. Probably acts as a regulator of postnatal development and participates in bone and dentin mineralization.
Gene Name:
SMPD3
Uniprot ID:
Q9NY59
Molecular weight:
71080.1
Reactions
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails
Sphingomyelin + Water → N-Acylsphingosine + Phosphorylcholinedetails

Only showing the first 10 proteins. There are 14 proteins in total.