Question

Imagine you are bitten by a poisonous snake. You recognize the snake as one that produces venom that cleaves the fatty acids from the glycerol moiety of glycerophospholipids. Which of the following phospholipase inhibitors will most likely inactivate the snake venom? Choose one:

A. phospholipase Cinhibitor
B. an anticoagulant
C. phospholipase A2 inhibitor
D. phospholipase D inhibitor

Answer 1

Phospholipase A2 is the enzyme that cleaves the fatty acids from the glycerol moiety of glycerophospholipids. So, a phospholipase A2 inhibitor would most likely inactivate the snake venom. The correct answer is C. phospholipase A2 inhibitor.