1-palmitoyl-2-lauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine is a phosphatidylcholine 28:0 in which the two acyl substituents at positions 1 and 2 are specified as palmitoyl and lauroyl respectively. It is a phosphatidylcholine 28:0 and a dodecanoate ester. It is functionally related to a hexadecanoic acid.