Hepatic phospholipid molecular species in the guinea pig adaptations to pregnancy

Lipids ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 259-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham C. Burdge ◽  
Anthony D. Postle
Keyword(s):  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Molecular Species ◽  
Phospholipid Molecular Species

scholarly journals Evidence for the regulation of guinea-pig heart microsomal phosphatidylcholine-hydrolysing phospholipase A1 by guanosine 5′-[γ-thio]triphosphate

1992 ◽  
Vol 288 (3) ◽  
pp. 965-968 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Badiani ◽  
X Lu ◽  
G Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Guinea Pig ◽  
Molecular Species ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Phospholipase A1 ◽  
Guinea Pig Heart ◽  
Substrate Specificities ◽  
Rate Of Hydrolysis ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

We have recently characterized lysophospholipase A2 activities in guinea-pig heart microsomes and postulated that these enzymes act sequentially with phospholipases A1 to release fatty acids selectively from phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine, thus providing an alternative route to the phospholipase A2 mode of release. In a further investigation of the postulated pathway, we have characterized the PC-hydrolysing phospholipase A1 in guinea-pig heart microsomes. Our results show that the enzyme may have a preference for substrates with C16:0 over C18:0 at the sn-1 position. In addition, although the enzyme cleaves the sn-1 fatty acid, the rate of hydrolysis of PC substrates with C16:0 at the sn-1 position was influenced by the nature of the fatty acid at the sn-2 position. The order of decreasing preference was C18:2 > C20:4 = C18:1 > C16:0. The hydrolyses of the molecular species were differentially affected by heating at 60 degrees C. An investigation into the effect of nucleotides on the activity of the enzyme showed that guanosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (GTP[S]) inhibited the hydrolysis of PC by phospholipase A1 activity, whereas GTP, guanosine 5′-[beta-thio]diphosphate (GDP[S]), GDP, ATP and adenosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate (ATP[S]) did not affect the activity. The inhibitory effect of GTP[S] on phospholipase A1 activity was blocked by preincubation with GDP[S]. A differential effect of GTP[S] on the hydrolysis of different molecular species was also observed. Taken together, the results of this study suggest the presence of more than one phospholipase A1 in the microsomes with different substrate specificities, which act sequentially with lysophospholipase A2 to release linoleic or arachidonic acid selectively from PC under resting conditions. Upon stimulation and activation of the G-protein, the release of fatty acids would be inhibited.

Kinetics of Selective Acylation of sn-Glycerol 3-Phosphate in the Synthesis of Phospholipid Molecular Species

1979 ◽  
Vol 85 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto KITO ◽  
Masataka ISHINAGA ◽  
Masateru NISHIHARA ◽  
Ryuhei KANAMOTO ◽  
Kei-ichi YAMAMOTO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Species ◽  
Phospholipid Molecular Species ◽  
Selective Acylation ◽  
Kinetics Of
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