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Any of a class of phospholipids in which the amino group of a sphingoid base is in amide linkage with one of several fatty acids, while the terminal hydroxy group of the sphingoid base is esterified to phosphorylcholine.
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Ceramide phosphocholine; Formula=C9H19N2O6PR2; SMILES=C[N+](C)(C)CCOP([O-])(=O)OC[C@H](NC([*])=O)[C@H](O)[*]; an N-(acyl)-sphingosylphosphocholine