Table 1

Enzymes and proteins involved in redox metabolism and their gene/locus in the P. falciparum genome.

Process
Enzyme/protein
EC number
Gene/locus

ROS generation
Fe-superoxide dismutase (possibly an Mn enzyme)
1.15.1.1
PF08_0071
MAL6P1.194
Glutathione biosynthesis and reccycling
Glutamate-cysteine ligase
6.3.2.2
PFI0925w

Glutathione synthase
6.3.2.3
PFE0605c

Gluathione reductase
1.8.1.7
PF14_0192

Glutathione-S-transferase
2.5.1.18
PF14_0187

MRP

PFA0590w
PFL1410c
Glutathione utilization
Glutathione-S-transferase
2.5.1.18
PF14_0187

1-Cys peroxiredoxin

PF08_0131

Glutaredoxin

PFC0271c

Glutaerdoxin-like protein

MAL6P1.72

Glutaerdoxin-like protein

PFC0205c

Lactoylglutathione lyase (glyoxalase I)
4.4.1.5
PF11_0145

Hydoxyacylglutathione hydrolase (glyoxalase II)
3.1.2.6
chr4.gen_37
PFL0285w;
Thioredoxin synthesis and recycling
Thioredoxin

MAL13P1.225



PF14_0545



PFI0790w



PFI1250w

Plasmoredoxin

PFC0165w

Thioredoxin reductase
1.8.1.9
PFI1170c
Thioredoxin utilization
Peroxiredoxin

MAL7P1.159

Trx peroxidase (TPxP) is a

PF14_0368, 2-cys

2-Cys peroxiredoxin

PFL0725w; 2-cys

Glutathione peroxidase
1.11.1.9
PFL0595c

Ribonucleotide reductase, small chain
1.17.4.1
PF10_0154



PF14_0053
Oxidative protein folding
Protein-disulfde isomerase
5.3.4.1
PF11_0352



PF14_0694



MAL8P1.17



PFI0950w



PF13_0272

Oxidoreductin (Ero1p)

PF11_0251

Bozdech and Ginsburg Malaria Journal 2004 3:23   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-3-23