The assembly of the plasmodial PLP synthase complex follows a defined course.
<h4>Background</h4>Plants, fungi, bacteria and the apicomplexan parasite Plasmodium falciparum are able to synthesize vitamin B6 de novo, whereas mammals depend upon the uptake of this essential nutrient from their diet. The active form of vitamin B6 is pyridoxal 5-phosphate (PLP). For i...
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2008-03-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18350152/pdf/?tool=EBI |