Chose a phospholipid and use it to illustrate

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Snake venom contains the enzyme phospholipase A2. The action of this phospholipase A2 cleaves the fatty acid tail from the position 2 of a phospholipid structure. Select a phospholipid and use it to illustrate the action of phospholipase A2 and discuss the structural ramifications of this reaction on the membrane.

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