Plasmepsin II

Plasmepsin II (, aspartic hemoglobinase II, PFAPD) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * Hydrolysis of the bonds linking certain hydrophobic residues in hemoglobin or globin. Also cleaves the small molecule substrates such as Ala-Leu-Glu-Arg-Thr-Phe-Phe(NO2)-Ser-Phe-Pro-Thr

This enzyme is present in malaria organism, Plasmodium.