Phospholipases
Phospholipases are enzymes that split phospholipids into fatty acids (R 1 COOH or R 2 COOH) and other lipophilic substances. There are four main groups of phospholipases, named A, B, C and D:
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Phospholipase A
- Phospholipase A 1 : splits an unsaturated fatty acid at its ester bond on the C1 atom
- Phospholipase A 2 : splits an unsaturated fatty acid at its ester bond on the C2 atom
- Phospholipase B : can cleave the fatty acid ester bond at the Sn-1 and Sn-2 position
- Phospholipase C : splits the phosphate group before the phosphorus atom
- Phospholipase D : splits according to the phosphorus atom
literature
- Paramjit S. Tappia, Naranjan S. Dhalla (Ed.): Phospholipases in Health and Disease. Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4939-0463-1 [Print]; ISBN 978-1-4939-0464-8 [eBook]
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ↑ human biochemistry; Horn et al .; Thieme Verlag, 2nd edition 2003; P. 156.