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Published on: December 4, 2015
Structure of ribose 5-phosphate isomerase from Plasmodium falciparum
Margaret A Holmes1, Frederick S Buckner, Wesley C Van Voorhis
1Structural Genomics of Pathogenic Protozoa (SGPP) Consortium, USA.
Abstract:
The structure of ribose 5-phosphate isomerase from Plasmodium falciparum, PFE0730c, has been determined by molecular replacement at 2.09 angstroms resolution. The enzyme, which catalyzes the isomerization reaction that interconverts ribose 5-phosphate and ribulose 5-phosphate, is a member of the pentose phosphate pathway. The P. falciparum enzyme belongs to the ribose 5-phosphate isomerase A family, Pfam family PF06562 (DUF1124), and is structurally similar to other members of the family.
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