Several monoacetyldiglycerides were synthesized from glycerol in search for new Ca2+ mobilizing agent in vitro. All monoacetyldiglycerides except linolenoyl and phenlycyclopropylcarbonyl derivatives showed activity toward Ca2+ release in pancreatic acinar cells. Linoleoyl and docosahexaenoyl derivatives were chosen for further test and exhibited unique activity.
[Compton, David L.; Laszlo, Joseph A.; Appell, Michael; Vermillion, Karl E.; Evans, Kervin O. JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, 2012 , vol. 89, # 12 p. 2259 - 2267]