Enzymatic synthesis of a modified phospholipid and its evaluation as a substrate for B. cereus phospholipase C

Stephen F. Martin, Paul J. Hergenrother

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Abstract

The novel phospholipid 2, which bears a tert-butyl moiety in place of the natural trimethyl ammonium group of phosphatidylcholine, has been enzymatically synthesized via a transphosphatidylation reaction mediated by phospholipase D. The change from the choline headgroup in 1 to the tert-butyl group in 2 reduced the efficiency of hydrolysis by the phosphatidylcholine-preferring phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus by a factor of greater than 103.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)593-596
Number of pages4
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume8
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 17 1998
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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