phospholipasen.
/ˌfɒsfə(ʊ)ˈlʌɪpeɪz/, /ˌfɒsfə(ʊ)ˈlɪpeɪz/, U.S. /ˌfɑsfoʊˈlɪˌpeɪz/, /ˌfɑsfoʊˈlaɪˌpeɪz/, /ˌfɑsfoʊˈlɪˌpeɪs/, /ˌfɑsfoʊˈlaɪˌpeɪs/ Biochemistry.
Any of a group of enzymes which bring about the hydrolysis of ester bonds in phospholipids; (in early use esp.) an enzyme which hydrolyses phosphatidylcholine (lecithin).Formerly also called lecithinase.
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1945 Jrnl. Biol. Chem. 157 643 A method is described for following the partial hydrolysis of phospholipids by the phospholipase of moccasin venom.
1965 Hanahan & Brockerhoff in M. Florkin & E. H. Stotz Comprehensive Biochem. VI. iii. 91 Through the use of quite specific enzymes, called the phospholipases (or lecithinases), the phosphatidyl choline (lecithin) molecule can be effectively degraded in a stepwise manner.
1974 A. J. Dunn & S. C. Bondy Functional Chem. of Brain iv. 84 Lecithin (phosphatidyl-choline) may be hydrolyzed by phospholipase A to lysolecithin (lecithin lacking its β-fatty acid).
1997 Biochemist Feb. 13/1 The rapid catabolism of ricinoleic acid by specific phospholipases in the transgenic plants may account for the low levels measured.
2002 Guardian 25 July (Online section) 9/4 The sperm factor had similar properties to a family of proteins called phospholipase C (PLCs) with a proven record in transmitting calcium signals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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