Group III Phospholipases A2

Synonyms

Group III Secretory Phospholipase A2

Phospholipase A2 III

Phospholipase A2-III

Phospholipases A2, Group III

A subcategory of secreted phospholipases A2 with specificity for PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES and PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE. It occurs as a component of VENOMS and as a mammalian secretory phospholipase A2. The creation of this group is based upon similarities in the structural determinants of the enzymes including a long amino-terminal domain, a conserved group III-specific domain, and a long carboxyl-terminal domain.