3.4.23.38: plasmepsin I
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Word Map on EC 3.4.23.38
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3.4.23.38
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plasmepsins
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falciparum
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plasmodium
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malarial
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antimalarial
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cathepsin
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vacuole
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aspartyl
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proteinases
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hemoglobin-degrading
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intraerythrocytic
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autocatalytic
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proplasmepsins
- 3.4.23.38
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plasmepsins
- falciparum
- plasmodium
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malarial
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antimalarial
- cathepsin
- vacuole
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aspartyl
- proteinases
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hemoglobin-degrading
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intraerythrocytic
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autocatalytic
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proplasmepsins
Reaction
hydrolysis of the -Phe33-/-Leu- bond in the alpha-chain of hemoglobin, leading to denaturation of the molecule =
Synonyms
AH I, aspartic hemoglobinase I, malaria aspartic hemoglobinase, PFAPG, PfPM1, plasmepsin 1, plasmepsin I, plasmepsin-I, PLm I, PM I, PM-I, PMI
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REACTION DIAGRAM
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plasmepsin I is synthesized and processed to the mature form soon after the parasite invades the red blood cell
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Hemoglobin + H2O
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enzyme is involved in initial steps of Plasmodium hemoglobin degradation
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Hemoglobin + H2O
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the enzyme initiates the hemoglobin degradation pathway in Plasmodium
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Hemoglobin + H2O
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during the infection of erythrocytes by the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, up to 80% of the host cell hemoglobin is degraded to provide amino acids for parasite nutrition. Plasmepsin I and plasmepsin II are believed to be responsible for initiating the catabolic process
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