ENTRY       EC 3.1.1.32
NAME        Phospholipase A1
CLASS       Hydrolases
            Acting on ester bonds
            Carboxylic ester hydrolases
SYSNAME     Phosphatidylcholine 1-acylhydrolase
REACTION    Phosphatidylcholine + H2O = 2-Acylglycerophosphocholine +
            a Carboxylate
SUBSTRATE   Phosphatidylcholine
            H2O
PRODUCT     2-Acylglycerophosphocholine
            Carboxylate
COFACTOR    Calcium
COMMENT     This enzyme has a much broader specificity than EC 3.1.1.4
            (EC 3.1.1.4 Phospholipase A2).
            Requires Ca2+.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00561  Glycerolipid metabolism
            PATH: MAP00580  Phospholipid degradation
MOTIF       PS: PS00120  [LIV]-x-[LIVFY]-[LIVST]-G-[HYWV]-S-x-G-[GSTAC]
GENES       ECO: b3821(pldA)
            HPY: HP0499
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.1.1.32
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.1.1.32
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