[‚fäs·fə′lī‚pās ¦ā′wən] (biochemistry) A principal phospholipase that releases fatty acids from the first position (F1) of phospholipids. Abbreviated PLA1.
phospholipase A1
phos·pho·lip·ase A1
an enzyme that hydrolyzes a lecithin (1,2-diacylglycerophosphocholine) or related phospholipid to a 2-acylglycerophosphocholine and a fatty acid anion.