You can find more information about
PF3D7_0202700-phytoene synthetase
using the following links:
PlasmoDB - the Plasmodium genome resource
The TDR Targets Database
Subcellular Localization
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Affecting Drugs
Drug Name
PubMed Articles (year of publication)
fosmidomycin
Squalestatin is an inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis in Plasmodium falciparum(2015)
in silico analysis, suggested target
Structural insights into a key carotenogenesis related enzyme phytoene synthase of P. falciparum: a novel drug target for malaria(2015)
Nerolidol
Identification, molecular cloning and functional characterization of an octaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase in intra-erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum(2005)
Norflurazon
Carotenoid biosynthesis in intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum(2009)