Plasmepsin
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3D structures of plasmepsin
Updated on 04-July-2016
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Alexander Berchansky, Michal Harel, Joel L. Sussman, Jaime Prilusky
FunctionPlasmepsin (Plm) is a hemoglobin-degrading enzyme produced by the plasmodium parasite. It is an aspartic acid protease having 2 aspartic acid residues in the active site. Ten Plm isoforms are known which are named Plm I, II, etc and Histo-Aspartic Protease (HAP).
RelevancePlm is a potential target for anti-malaria drugs[2]. Structural highlightsThe active site of Plm II contains a catalytic dyad of 2 aspirates which interact with potential antimalarial inhibitors[3].
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Updated on 04-July-2016
Alexander Berchansky, Michal Harel, Joel L. Sussman, Jaime Prilusky
This page was last modified 08:57, 4 July 2016.