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Lysophosphatidylcholine, with one mole of fatty acid per mole of lipid in position sn-1, is found in small amounts in most tissues. It is formed by hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine by the enzyme phospholipase A2, as part of the de-acylation/re-acylation cycle that controls its overall molecular species composition. It can also be formed inadvertently during extraction of lipids from tissues if the phospholipase is activated by careless handling. There is also a phospholipase A1, which is able to cleave the sn-1 ester bond. See also the Lipid library link on phosphatidyl en lysophosphatidylcholines.

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