Phospholipase
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A Phospholipase is an enzyme that Hydrolyzes Phospholipids into Fatty Acids and other Lipophilic Substances.
- Context:
- It includes four major classes, termed [[A, B, C and Daniel S. Weld distinguished by what type of Reaction they Catalyze.
- Example(s):
- Acinetobacter http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/B7I940
- PMID132429: “The outer membrane preparations of Acinetobacter, obtained from nutrient broth-yeast extract- and hexadecane-grown cells, exhibited a low ratio of lipid phosphorus to protein and contained phospholipase activity and 2-keto-3-deoxyoctulosonic acid”
- See: Venom Of The Viper Snakes.
References
2009
- (Wikipedia, 2009) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phospholipase
- A phospholipase is an enzyme that hydrolyzes phospholipids [1] into fatty acids and other lipophilic substances. There are four major classes, termed A, B, C and D distinguished by what type of reaction they catalyze:
Phospholipase A
o Phospholipase A1 - cleaves the SN-1 acyl chain
o Phospholipase A2 - cleaves the SN-2 acyl chain
Phospholipase B - cleaves both SN-1 and SN-2 acyl chains, also known as a lysophospholipase.
Phospholipase C - cleaves before the phosphate, releasing diacylglycerol and a phosphate-containing head group. Phospholipase Cs play a central role in signal transduction, releasing the second messenger Inositol triphosphate.
Phospholipase D - cleaves after the phosphate, releasing phosphatidic acid and an alcohol.
- Types C and D are considered phosphodiesterases.
- Phospolipase A2 acts on intact lecithin molecule and hydrolyses the fatty acid esterified to the second carbon atom.the product formed is lysolecithin and fatty acid. lysolecithin is an enzyme present in the venom of the viper snakes. [2]
- Gene Ontology http://amigo.geneontology.org/cgi-bin/amigo/term-details.cgi?term=GO:0009279
- Accession:GO:0004620
- Ontology: molecular function
- Synonyms: None
- Definition
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a glycerophospholipid. [source: ISBN:0198506732]