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The Crystal Structure of the Plasmodium falciparum PdxK Provides an Experimental Model for Pro-Drug Activation

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Published in 2019 at "Crystals"

DOI: 10.3390/cryst9100534

Abstract: Pyridoxine/pyridoxal kinase (PdxK), belongs to the ribokinase family and is involved in the vitamin B6 salvage pathway by phosphorylating 5-pyridoxal (PL) into an active form. In the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, PfPdxK functions to… read more here.

Keywords: crystal structure; pdxk; model; plasmodium falciparum ... See more keywords