Figure 1.
The chemical reaction catalyzed by PLA2s. These enzymes act at the sn-2 position of glycerophospholipids and hydrolyze the ester bond releasing a lysophospholipid and a free fatty acid. R1 and R2 correspond to the fatty acid tails.
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