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Membrane-associated phospholytic and lipolytic enzymes

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Plant Membranes

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The metabolism of plant membrane lipids is important not only in senescence-related processes but also is part and parcel of functional membrane turnover in active cells. Much of the research on phospholytic enzymes has been concerned with catabolic aspects and the possibility that the phospholipase family of enzymes which are the major membrane-associated lipolytic ones may also function metabolically is overlooked. The direction of the enzymatic reaction — leading either to phospholipid degradation or conversely to resynthesis — is dependent on degree of tissue hydration. Since most plant tissues are highly hydrated, the direction is generally a catabolic one in which case the “retailoring” mechanism is replaced by another group of enzymes — the acyl-transferases (the adjective acyl pertaining to the fatty acids that comprise the glycerolipid tails).

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Leshem, Y.Y. (1992). Membrane-associated phospholytic and lipolytic enzymes. In: Plant Membranes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2683-2_9

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