Phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase

Phospholipids are hydrolysed by pancreatic phospholipase Aj (phosphatidylcholine 1-acylhydrolase) and phospholipase A2 (phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase) present as a zymogen that requires activation by trypsin. The products of 1,2-diacyl-s -glycero-3-phosphocholine breakdown are fatty acids and lysophospholipids, that is, 2-acyl-s -glycero-3-phosphocholine and l-acyl-s -glycero-3-phosphocholine, respectively. Cholesterol esters are hydrolysed by pancreatic steryl ester acylhydrolase (cholesterol ester hydrolase) to give cholesterol and fatty acids. 

Phospholipase A2 lipase animal pancreatic tissue 2-acylhydrolase phosphatidylcholine 3.1.1.4... 

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