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<StructureSection load='4cku' size='450' side='right' caption='Plasmepsin II complex with a potential antimalarial drug (PDB entry [[4cku]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='4cku' size='450' side='right' caption='Plasmepsin II complex with a potential antimalarial drug (PDB entry [[4cku]])' scene='44/441867/Cv/1'> | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
[[Plasmepsin]] (Plm) is a hemoglobin-degrading enzyme produced by the plasmodium parasite. It is an aspartic acid protease having 2 aspartic acid residues in the active site. Ten Plm isoforms are known which are named Plm I, II, etc and '''Histo-Aspartic Protease (HAP)'''. | [[Plasmepsin]] (Plm) is a hemoglobin-degrading enzyme produced by the plasmodium parasite. It is an aspartic acid protease having 2 aspartic acid residues in the active site. Ten Plm isoforms are known which are named Plm I, II, etc and '''Histo-Aspartic Protease (HAP)'''. | ||