1. It consist of two palmitic acid residues esterified to first and second carbon atoms of glycerol and phosphocholine on third carbon.
2. In the lung it serve as surfactant.
3. It is involved in the maintenance of shape of alveoli of lungs.
4. It is synthesized only after 30 weeks of gestation.
5. Hence its deficiency occurs in premature infants and causes respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
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