Review Article

Role of Different Pfcrt and Pfmdr-1 Mutations in Conferring Resistance to Antimalaria Drugs in Plasmodium falciparum

Table 1

List of plausible mutations in pfmdr-1 of Plasmodium falciparum along with properties of both substituent and substituted amino acids.

Site of mutation Substituted amino acids Polarity Side chain charge Hydrophobicity index Substituent amino acid Side chain polarity Side chain charge Hydrophobicity index

86Asparagine PolarNeutralTyrosinePolar Neutral
1042Asparagine PolarNeutral Aspartic acid Acidic polar Negative
1034SerinePolarNeutral CystienNon polarNeutral
1246Aspartic acid Acidic polar Negative Tyrosine Polar Neutral