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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-9-24
pubmed:abstractText
The fatty acyl specificity of phospholipase A1 and A2 in homogenates of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages was determined using phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine of different acyl chain composition. Phosphatidylcholine with arachidonoyl at position 2 was cleaved preferentially by an alkaline phospholipase A2 (pH-optimum 9.0) leading to selective liberation of arachidonic acid. In contrast, phosphatidylcholines with oleoyl or linoleoyl at position 2 were degraded mainly by an acid phospholipase A1 (pH-optimum 4-5) resulting in a conservation of these fatty acids esterified in lysophosphatides. Substrate kinetics of the alkaline phospholipase A2 revealed a 30 fold higher affinity (Km = 3.8 X 10(-7) M) for 1-acyl-2-arachidonoyl-glycerophosphocholine compared to 1-acyl-2-oleoyl-glycerophosphocholine. The kinetic data were not influenced by endogenous lipids indicating that exogenous substrates do not equilibrate with cellular lipids. These results are suitable to explain a selective liberation of arachidonic acid from a mixture of phospholipids.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0341-0382
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
40
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
356-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Acyl chain specificity and kinetic properties of phospholipase A1 and A2 of bone marrow-derived macrophages.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't