phospholipase
noun
phos·pho·li·pase
ˌfäs-fō-ˈlī-ˌpās 
-ˌpāz
: any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines
called also lecithinase
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Both the opioid-like enkephalin and the phospholipase also help explain the inflamed wound that Losey experienced, as similar toxins are known to promote inflammation.
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Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2017
To find the right cocktail of nanogel components, the researchers pitted chemical formulations against one of the most toxic protein families found in snake venoms: phospholipase A2s, or PLA2s for short.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2017
An enzyme called phospholipase A2, or PLA2, which is also found in venoms from animals, including snakes.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2021
However, the spitting species’ venom contained higher levels of another group of proteins known as phospholipase A2 toxins, which nonspitters produce only in small quantities, or not at all.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 21 Jan. 2021
The researchers determined the three-finger toxins triggered more pain when combined with phospholipase A2 toxins than alone.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 21 Jan. 2021
Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2017
To find the right cocktail of nanogel components, the researchers pitted chemical formulations against one of the most toxic protein families found in snake venoms: phospholipase A2s, or PLA2s for short.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2017
An enzyme called phospholipase A2, or PLA2, which is also found in venoms from animals, including snakes.
—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2021
However, the spitting species’ venom contained higher levels of another group of proteins known as phospholipase A2 toxins, which nonspitters produce only in small quantities, or not at all.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 21 Jan. 2021
The researchers determined the three-finger toxins triggered more pain when combined with phospholipase A2 toxins than alone.
—Mitch Leslie, Science | AAAS, 21 Jan. 2021
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1945, in the meaning defined above
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phospholipase
noun
phos·pho·li·pase
-ˈlī-ˌpās, -ˌpāz
: any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines
called also lecithinase
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