- Brief Report
The Crystal Structure of the Plasmodium falciparum PdxK Provides an Experimental Model for Pro-Drug Activation
- Kai Gao,
- Wenjia Wang,
- Thales Kronenberger,
- Carsten Wrenger and
- Matthew R. Groves
Pyridoxine/pyridoxal kinase (PdxK), belongs to the ribokinase family and is involved in the vitamin B6 salvage pathway by phosphorylating 5-pyridoxal (PL) into an active form. In the human malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, PfPdxK functions to...

