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CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Acid Proteases
Functional Family Plasmepsin-2

Enzyme Information

3.4.23.38
Plasmepsin I.
based on mapping to UniProt P39898
Hydrolysis of the 33-Phe-|-Leu-34 bond in the alpha-chain of hemoglobin, leading to denaturation of molecule.
-!- Inhibited by pepstatin. -!- Belongs to peptidase family A1.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P39898
PLM1_PLAFA
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmepsin-1

PDB Structure

PDB 3QS1
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Crystal structures of the free and inhibited forms of plasmepsin I (PMI) from Plasmodium falciparum.
Bhaumik, P., Horimoto, Y., Xiao, H., Miura, T., Hidaka, K., Kiso, Y., Wlodawer, A., Yada, R.Y., Gustchina, A.
J.Struct.Biol.
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