Structural and functional characterization of Falcipain-2, a hemoglobinase from the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Malaria is caused by protozoan erythrocytic parasites of the Plasmodium genus, with Plasmodium falciparum being the most dangerous and widespread disease-causing species. Falcipain-2 (FP-2) of P. falciparum is a papain-family (C1A) cysteine protease that plays an important role in the parasite life...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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