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Molecule Details

General Information of the Molecule
Name
Plasmodium Fatty acid synthesis protein (Malaria FabZ)
Synonyms
fabZ; Fatty acid synthesis protein; Beta-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase; 17 kDa actomyosin component; (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl-[acyl-carrier-protein] dehydratase; (3R)-hydroxymyristoyl-ACP dehydrase; beta-hydroxyacyl-ACP dehydratase
Gene Name
Malaria FabZ
Sequence
MRFLIIHIAVIVLPFVLMIDVKRENSFFLRHSPKRLYKKADYNNMYDKIIKKQQNRIYDV
SSQINQDNINGQNISFNLTFPNYDTSIDIEDIKKILPHRYPFLLVDKVIYMQPNKTIIGL
KQVSTNEPFFNGHFPQKQIMPGVLQIEALAQLAGILCLKSDDSQKNNLFLFAGVDGVRWK
KPVLPGDTLTMQANLISFKSSLGIAKLSGVGYVNGKVVINISEMTFALSK
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Function
Involved in unsaturated fatty acids biosynthesis. Catalyzes the dehydration of short chain beta-hydroxyacyl-ACPs and long chain saturated and unsaturated beta-hydroxyacyl-ACPs.
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Uniprot ID
Q965D7_PLAFA
EC Number
EC: 4.2.1.59
TC Number
TC: 4.2.1.59
Pfam
PF07977
TTD ID
T01943
Natural Product(s) of This Target
1 Biochanin A  NP Info  Investigative Dalbergia volubilis
2 Epigallocatechin gallate  NP Info  Phase 3 Hamamelis virginiana
3 Fisetin  NP Info  Investigative Toxicodendron succedaneum
4 Morin  NP Info  Investigative Morus serrata
References
Reference 1 Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum fatty acid biosynthesis: evaluation of FabG, FabZ, and FabI as drug targets for flavonoids. J Med Chem. 2006 Jun 1;49(11):3345-53.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (hzzju@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China