3.4.22.B69: falcipain-2
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Word Map on EC 3.4.22.B69
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3.4.22.B69
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plasmodium
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falciparum
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antimalarial
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malaria
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hemoglobin
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falcipain-3
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antiplasmodial
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papain-family
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chloroquine-resistant
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hemoglobinases
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rhodesain
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prodomains
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plasmepsins
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hemozoin
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cruzain
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thiosemicarbazone
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chloroquine-sensitive
- 3.4.22.B69
- plasmodium
- falciparum
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antimalarial
- malaria
- hemoglobin
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falcipain-3
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antiplasmodial
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papain-family
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chloroquine-resistant
- hemoglobinases
- rhodesain
- prodomains
-
plasmepsins
- hemozoin
- cruzain
-
thiosemicarbazone
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chloroquine-sensitive
Reaction
The enzyme plays a key role in the hydrolysis of hemoglobin by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Preferred cleavage sites display arginine in P1, leucine in P2, and phenylalanine in P1' =
Synonyms
falcipain 2, falcipain-2, FP-2, Fp2, haemoglobinase