(Z)-Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine

(Z)-Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine ((Z)-OPC) is an isomer of Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (OPC). Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine is an inhibitor of secreted Phospholipase A2 (sPLA2), which is involved in the biosynthesis of proinflammatory lipid media. Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine can be used to study inflammatory diseases. Oleyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine also modified the red blood membrane and was used to bind the oxygen-carrying liquid perfluorocarbons as an antivenom agent to reduce toxin-induced hemolysis[1][2].