Definition of phospholipase in English:
phospholipase
noun ˌfɒsfə(ʊ)ˈlɪpeɪzˌfɒsfə(ʊ)ˈlʌɪpeɪzˌfäsfōˈlīpās
Biochemistry An enzyme which hydrolyses phosphatidylcholine or a similar phospholipid.
Example sentencesExamples
- Secretory phospholipase A 2 has been studied for many years as a model for the action of an enzyme at a lipid/water interface.
- The degree of association varies greatly with the phospholipase.
- UVC might lead to membrane perturbation resulting in activation of a phospholipase that releases linolenic acid, the precursor for oxylipin synthesis.
- A recent study indicated that ExoU is a member of the phospholipase A family of enzymes, possessing phospholipase A2 activity.
- Thus, the mode of action of the phospholipase on the synthetic substrate methyl-FLIP is the same as on its natural substrate.