Cost-effective and Large-scale synthesis of 16:0 Lysophosphatidic Acid.

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive compound that has gained attention due to its role in neoplastic diseases. Popularity of the compound has necessitated the use of large quantities of the phospholipid for in vivo and in vitro testing but methods for generating LPA require the use costly procedures, namely phosphoramidite coupling reagents. Additionally there has been no reported large-scale synthesis of LPA. In the present study we report the cost-effective and large-scale synthesis of 16:0 LPA.