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Facts about Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase.
It's inactive against long-chain phospholipids. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PLA2G7 |
| Uniprot: | Q13093 |
| Entrez: | 7941 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| AB hydrolase superfamily |

2-acetyl-1-alkylglycerophosphocholine esterase; EC 3.1.1; EC 3.1.1.47,1-alkyl-2-acetylglycerophosphocholine esterase; Group-VIIA phospholipase A2; gVIIA-PLA2; LDL-associated phospholipase A2; LDL-PLA(2); LDL-PLA2; lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2; LpPLA2; Lp-PLA2; PAF acetylhydrolase; PAF-AH; PAFAHPAF 2-acylhydrolase; phospholipase A2, group VII (platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase; PLA2G7; plasma); platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase
Mass (kDA):
50.077 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 6p12.3 |
| Sequence: | 6; NC_000006.12 (46700558..46735836, complement) |
Plasma.
Secreted, extracellular space.




PMID: 7700381 by Tjoelker L.W., et al. Anti-inflammatory properties of a platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase.
PMID: 8624782 by Tew D.G., et al. Purification, properties, sequencing, and cloning of a lipoprotein- associated, serine-dependent phospholipase involved in the oxidative modification of low-density lipoproteins.