Elementary plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2+1)

Phospholipase B (A2)

• It is otherwise termed as lysophospholipase and widely distributed in nature often in association with phospholipase A.
• Phospholipase B is also designated as phospholipase A2 since it acts on the lysolecithin (the product obtained from phospholipid by the action of phospholipase A1).
• The action of this enzyme following that of phospholipase A yields glycerophosphorylcholine as the final product