Definition of Phospholipases

1. Noun. (plural of phospholipase) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phospholipases

1. phospholipase [n] - See also: phospholipase

Medical Definition of Phospholipases

1. A class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphoglycerides or glycerophosphatidates. Registry number: EC 3.1.- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phospholipases

phospholamban
phospholamban kinase
phospholamban phosphatase
phospholambans
phospholane
phospholanes
phosphole
phospholes
phospholinked
phospholipase
phospholipase A1
phospholipase A2
phospholipase B
phospholipase c
phospholipase d
phospholipases (current term)
phospholipases a
phospholipid
phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase
phospholipid bilayer
phospholipid ethers
phospholipid syndrome
phospholipid transfer protein
phospholipids
phosphomannomutase
phosphomannomutases
phosphomannose
phosphomannose isomerase-guanosine diphospho-D-mannose pyrophosphorylase
phosphomevalonate kinase
phosphomevalonic acid

Literary usage of Phospholipases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oxygen/Nitrogen Radicals and Cellular Injury edited by Kenneth B. Adler, Robert D. Devlin, Val Vallyathan (2000)
"A similar modulation of the phospholipases and protein tyrosine ... To further confirm that H2O2-induced activation of phospholipases and protein tyrosine ..."

2. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Protection Against by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"This Ca2*-dependent process was prevented by either gentamycin or leupeptin, implying that the enzyme release may be mediated in part by phospholipases or ..."

3. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"Diglycerides may be formed from phospholipids via the activities of phospholipases or synthesized de novo by cells. The current studies were directed at the ..."

4. Information Resources for Reptiles, Amphibians, Fish, and Cephalopods Used by D'Anna J. Berry (1994)
"59 phospholipases in snake venoms and their effects on nerve and muscle. Harris, JB Pharmacology and Therapeutics 31(l-2):79-102 (1985). ..."

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