- An
apicoplast is a
derived non-photosynthetic
plastid found in most Apicomplexa,
including Toxoplasma gondii, and
Plasmodium fal****rum and
other Plasmodium...
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structure that
comprises a type of non-photosynthetic
plastid called an
apicoplast—with an
apical complex membrane. The organelle's
apical shape (e.g., see...
- the
apicoplast, is
derived from a
secondary endosymbiosis event, in this case the
acquisition of a red alga by the
Plasmodium ancestor. The
apicoplast is...
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protein production. It
kills malaria by
targeting a
plastid organelle, the
apicoplast.
Doxycycline was
patented in 1957 and came into
commercial use in 1967...
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conducted to
confirm whether the N-end rule
operates in chloroplasts. An
apicoplast is a
derived non-photosynthetic
plastid found in most Apicomplexa, including...
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leucoplasts (non-pigmented plastids, some of
which can differentiate); and
apicoplasts (non-photosynthetic
plastids of
apicomplexa derived from
secondary endosymbiosis)...
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Gyrase is also
found in
eukaryotic plastids: it has been
found in the
apicoplast of the
malarial parasite Plasmodium fal****rum and in
chloroplasts of...
- a
unique organelle structure called an
apicoplast,
which plays a
vital role in
lipid metabolism. The
apicoplast originated from
algae through secondary...
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parasites contain apicoplasts,
organelles related to the
plastids found in plants,
complete with
their own genomes.
These apicoplasts are
thought to have...
- Apicomplexa, a
group of
closely related parasites, also have
plastids called apicoplasts,
which are not photosynthetic, but
appear to have a
common origin with...
