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Rev. bras. pesqui. méd. biol
; Braz. j. med. biol. res;27(2): 369-74, Feb. 1994. tab
Article
de Anglais
| LILACS
| ID: lil-140277
RÉSUMÉ
Glycosilphosphatidylinositol(GPI) anchor-hydrolyzing phospholipases include C- and D- type phospholipases and have been described in a number of organisms including bacteria, protozoan parasites, plants, and mammals. Although these phospholipases efficiently cleave GPI structures in vitro, the physiological role of GPI hydrolysis by anchor-specific phospholipases is still unclear. In order to permit comparison of the known GPI anchor-hydrolyzing phospholipases, we studied the kinetic parameters of these enzymes and provide an overview of the currently available information