Reaction: 1-phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol + H2O = 1-acylglycerophosphoinositol + a carboxylate
Other name(s): phosphatidylinositol phospholipase A2; phospholipase A2
Systematic name: 1-phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol 2-acylhydrolase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 81604-94-6
References:
1. Gray, N.C.C. and Strickland, K.P. The purification and characterization of a phospholipase A2 activity from the 106,000 X g pellet (microsomal fraction) of bovine brain acting on phosphatidylinositol. Can. J. Biochem. 60 (1982) 108-117. [PMID: 7083039]
2. Gray, N.C.C. and Strickland, K.P. On the specificity of a phospholipase A2 purified from the 106,000 X g pellet of bovine brain. Lipids 17 (1982) 91-96. [PMID: 7087686]