1,2-Dilauroyl-rac-glycerol is a diacylglycerol that contains lauric acid at the sn-1 and sn-2 positions. It has been used as an internal standard for the quantification of diacylglycerols in rat desheathed sciatic nerves. [1] Monomolecular films containing 1,2-dilauroyl-rac-glycerol have been used as substrates to measure the effects of surface pressure and pancreatic procolipase and colipase on the activity of porcine pancreatic lipase.[2]
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[1]. Zhu, X., and Eichberg, J. 1,2-Diacylglycerol content and its arachidonyl-containing molecular species are reduced in sciatic nerve from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. J. Neurochem. 55(3), 1087-1090 (1990).
[2]. Wieloch, T., Borgström, B., Piéroni, G., et al. Porcine pancreatic procolipase and its trypsin-activated form: Lipid binding and lipase activation on monomolecular films. FEBS Lett. 128(2), 217-220 (1981).