FIGURE 1: Simplified phospholipid structure and the site of cleavage of Phospholipases A and Lysophospholipases. A phospholipid consists of a glycerol-3-phosphate esterified with nonpolar fatty acids at its sn-1 (R1) and sn-2 (R2) positions and a polar headgroup (X = choline, ethanolamine, serine…) at its phosphoryl group. Phospholipases A are named A1 or A2 depending on their site on cleavage and the resulting molecules, indicated by arrows. Lysophospholipases act on lysophospholipids previously hydrolyzed by a PLA [1].

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