glyceroacylphospholipids

A form of glyceroacylphospholipid — Any glycerophospholipid that has at least one acyl ester linkage

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noun
  1. pluralplural of glyceroacylphospholipid

    Phospholipase A2 enzymes (EC 3.1.1.4) hydrolyze ester bonds at the sn-2 position of glyceroacylphospholipids to produce lysophospholipids and nonesterified fatty acids such as arachidonic acid (C20:4 n-6), the precursor of these proinflammatory mediators encompassing PGE2 [11 ,12 ].

    2015 July 11, “AMPK Signaling Involvement for the Repression of the IL-1β-Induced Group IIA Secretory Phospholipase A2 Expression in VSMCs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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