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240 12 Phospholipases Used in Lipid Transformations

Table 2.Fatty acids introduced by PLA 2 into glycerophospholipids.

Fatty
acid introduced

Educt Source of PLA 2 Solvent system Reference

[^3 H]-Oleic acid lyso-PC (egg yolk) Naja najaand
bee venom, porcine
and bovine pancreas,
Streptomyces
violoceoruber

toluene, benzene Pernas et al., 1990

Eicosapentanoic
(C20 : 5) and
docosahexanoic
(C22 : 6) acids

lyso-PC porcine pancreas buffer/isooctane,

AOT^1

(microemulsion)

Na et al., 1990

Saturated and
unsaturated
fatty acids

glycerophos-

pholipids

bee or snake

venom, porcine

pancreas (PLA 2

immobilized)

hexane, heptane,

petroleum ether,

chlorinated

hydrocarbons

Pedersen, 1991

Palmitic acid lyso-PC cobra venom
(Naja naja)

chloroform

(1 % water)

Lin et al., 1993

Saturated and
unsaturated
fatty acids

PC (egg yolk)

lyso-PC (egg yolk)

and others

porcine pancreas chloroform

and other

Mingarro et al., 1994

Polyunsaturated
fatty acids

lyso-PC

(egg yolk)

porcine pancreas

(PLA 2

immobilized)

isooctane,

ethanol

Lilja-Hallberg and

Ha ̈rro ̈d, 1994;

Lilja-Hallberg and

Ha ̈rro ̈d, 1995

Polyunsaturated
fatty acids

lyso-PC

(egg yolk)

porcine pancreas

(PLA 2

immobilized)

isooctane, CO 2

propanol (in a

high-pressure

reactor, under

controlled water

activity)

Ha ̈rro ̈d and Elfman,

1995

Eicosapentanoic
(C20 : 5) and
docosahexanoic
(C22 : 6) acids

lyso-PC

(soybean)

porcine pancreas glycerol,

formamide

Hosokawa et al.,

1995

Oleic acid and
other fatty acids

lyso-PC

(egg yolk)

porcine pancreas

(PLA 2

immobilized)

toluene

(under controlled

water activity)

Egger et al., 1997

(^1) AOT,bis(2-ethylhexyl)-sulfosuccinate.