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Properties of alveolar surfactant lipids.
| Lipid Species | Percentage composition * | Molecular weight (kDa) ** |
|---|---|---|
| Phosphatidylcholine (PC) | 78 | 760.076 |
| Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) | 3 | 471.609 |
| Phosphatidylserine (PS) | 5 | 547.17 |
| Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) | 7 | 787.383 |
| Sphingomyelin (SM) | 2 | 646.505 |
| Cholesterol (CL) | 5 | 400.637 |
