Plasmepsin I

Plasmepsin I (EC 3.4.23.38, aspartic hemoglobinase I, PFAPG, malaria aspartic hemoglobinase) is an enzyme.^[1][2][3] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

Hydrolysis of the -Phe³³-Leu- bond in the alpha-chain of hemoglobin, leading to denaturation of the molecule

Plasmepsin I
Identifiers
EC no.	3.4.23.38
CAS no.	180189-87-1
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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This enzyme is present in the malaria organism, Plasmodium.