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Enhancement of Agkistrodon piscivorus piscivorus venom phospholipase A2 activity toward phosphatidylcholine vesicles by lysolecithin and palmitic acid: studies with fluorescent probes of membrane structure. 1995

M J Sheffield, and B L Baker, and D Li, and N L Owen, and M L Baker, and J D Bell
Department of Zoology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602, USA.

The activity of phospholipase A2 from snake venom to hydrolyze bilayers of phosphatidylcholines is greatly enhanced by the presence of the hydrolysis products, lysolecithin and fatty acid, in the bilayer. The fluorescence of several probes of membrane structure was used to monitor changes in bilayer physical properties during vesicle hydrolysis. These changes were compared to emission spectra and fluorescence polarization results occurring upon direct addition of lysolecithin and/or fatty acid to the bilayer. The excimer to monomer ratio of 1,3-bis(1-pyrene)propane was insensitive to vesicle hydrolysis, suggesting that changes in the order of the phospholipid chains were not relevant to the effect of the hydrolysis products on phospholipase activity. The fluorescence of 6-propionyl-2-(dimethylamino)-naphthalene (Prodan) suggested that the polarity of the bilayer in the region of the phospholipid head groups increases as the hydrolysis products accumulate in the bilayer. The fluorescence of 6-dodecanoyl-2-(dimethylamino)naphthalene (Laurdan) confirmed that such effects were restricted to the bilayer surface. Furthermore, the lysolecithin appeared to be the product most responsible for these changes. These results suggested that lysolecithin increases the activity of phospholipase A2 during vesicle hydrolysis by disrupting the bilayer surface, making the phospholipid molecules more accessible to the enzyme active site.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008051 Lipid Bilayers Layers of lipid molecules which are two molecules thick. Bilayer systems are frequently studied as models of biological membranes. Bilayers, Lipid,Bilayer, Lipid,Lipid Bilayer
D008244 Lysophosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES obtained by their partial hydrolysis which removes one of the fatty acid moieties. Lysolecithin,Lysolecithins,Lysophosphatidylcholine
D010169 Palmitic Acids A group of 16-carbon fatty acids that contain no double bonds. Acids, Palmitic
D010713 Phosphatidylcholines Derivatives of PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDS in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to a CHOLINE moiety. Choline Phosphoglycerides,Choline Glycerophospholipids,Phosphatidyl Choline,Phosphatidyl Cholines,Phosphatidylcholine,Choline, Phosphatidyl,Cholines, Phosphatidyl,Glycerophospholipids, Choline,Phosphoglycerides, Choline
D010741 Phospholipases A Phospholipases that hydrolyze one of the acyl groups of phosphoglycerides or glycerophosphatidates.
D003435 Crotalid Venoms Venoms from snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the Americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and American copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, hemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases A. Many of the toxins have been characterized. Bothrops Venom,Crotalidae Venoms,Pit Viper Venoms,Rattlesnake Venoms,Crotactin,Crotalid Venom,Crotalin,Crotaline Snake Venom,Crotalotoxin,Crotamin,Pit Viper Venom,Rattlesnake Venom,Snake Venom, Crotaline,Venom, Bothrops,Venom, Crotalid,Venom, Crotaline Snake,Venom, Pit Viper,Venom, Rattlesnake,Venoms, Crotalid,Venoms, Crotalidae,Venoms, Pit Viper,Venoms, Rattlesnake,Viper Venom, Pit
D005456 Fluorescent Dyes Chemicals that emit light after excitation by light. The wave length of the emitted light is usually longer than that of the incident light. Fluorochromes are substances that cause fluorescence in other substances, i.e., dyes used to mark or label other compounds with fluorescent tags. Flourescent Agent,Fluorescent Dye,Fluorescent Probe,Fluorescent Probes,Fluorochrome,Fluorochromes,Fluorogenic Substrates,Fluorescence Agents,Fluorescent Agents,Fluorogenic Substrate,Agents, Fluorescence,Agents, Fluorescent,Dyes, Fluorescent,Probes, Fluorescent,Substrates, Fluorogenic
D006868 Hydrolysis The process of cleaving a chemical compound by the addition of a molecule of water.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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