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Liposomes were incubated with an extract of human plantar stratum corneum. The liposomal lipids were hydrolysed, if composed of soy-bean phosphatidylcholine or phosphatidylglycerol. Rigid lipids were not degraded. The temperature optimum of the hydrolysis was between 30-35°C. CaCl2 enhanced, while EDTA reduced the rate of hydrolysis, indicating that the hydrolysis is due to a phospholipase A2.