Structural and enzymological properties of cellular phospholipases A2.

Purification of a cellular (granulocyte) and an extracellular (serum) phospholipase A2 that participate in the destruction of Escherichia coli in a rabbit inflammatory exudate.

A granule-associated phospholipase A2 from rabbit polymorphonuclear leukocytes and a closely similar phospholipase A2 from rabbit serum have been purified to near homogeneity by ion-exchange and reverse-phase chromatography. The cellular (polymorphonuclear leukocyte) phospholipase A2 has been purified greater than 100,000-fold and the extracellular (serum) phospholipase A2 approximately 60,000-...

Antitumoral Potential of Tunisian Snake Venoms Secreted Phospholipases A2

Phospholipases type A2 (PLA2s) are the most abundant proteins found in Viperidae snake venom. They are quite fascinating from both a biological and structural point of view. Despite similarity in their structures and common catalytic properties, they exhibit a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities. Besides being hydrolases, secreted phospholipases A2 (sPLA2) are an important group of toxi...

Amino acid sequence of phospholipase A2-alpha from the venom of Crotalus adamanteus. A new classification of phospholipases A2 based upon structural determinants.

The complete amino acid sequence of Crotalus adamanteus venom phospholipase A2-alpha has been determined by analysis of the five tryptic peptides from the citraconylated, reduced, and S-[14C]carboxamidomethylated enzyme. Earlier studies (Tsao, F. H. C., Keim, P. S., and Heinrikson, R. L. (1975) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 167, 706) provided the information necessary to align the tryptic fragments s...

Inhibition of phospholipase A2.

Phospholipases A2 are involved in inflammatory processes such as the liberation of free arachidonic acid from the membrane pool for the biosynthesis of eicosanoids. Inhibitors of these enzymes are proving useful in determining the biological roles of phospholipases A2 in complex cellular processes and may also have therapeutic potential. Inhibition of these lipolytic enzymes is more difficult t...

Emulsifying Properties of Hydrolized Sunflower Lecithins by Phospholipases A2 of Different Sources