Table 1. Examples of drug-target associations previously determined, that were correctly identified in the present study.
Drug(s) | P. falciparum target(s) ID | Identity to (E-value or score) | Pathway | Reference(s) |
Several quinolones | DNA GyrAse a-subunit, putative PF3D7_1223300 | DNA gyrase subunit A (P72524 - GYRA_STRPN) (1e−50) | Replication | [8] |
Fusidic acid | elongation factor G, putativePF3D7_0602400 | Elongation factor G (P13551 - EFG_THETH) (8.7e−75) | Translation | [17] |
Tetracycline | apicoplast ribosomal protein S14p/S29eprecursor, putative PF3D7_1137500 | 30S ribosomal protein S14 (P0AG59 - RS14_ECOLI) (7.5e−15) | Translation | [32] |
Fosmidomycin | 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphatereductoisomerase PF3D7_1467300 | 0.99 | Isoprenoid biosynthesis | [16] |
Triclosan | enoyl-acyl carrier reductase PF3D7_0615100 | 0.99 | Fatty acid synthesis | [8] |
Geldanamycin | heat shock protein 90, putative | 0.80 | Protein folding | [33] |
Halofantrine | plasmepsin VIII PF3D7_1465700 | Plasmepsin-2 (P46925 - PLM2_PLAFA) (9e−23) | Proteolysis | [31] |
(codes in brackets represent the target Identity Code of DrugBank. In the cases of Fosmidomycin, Triclosan and Geldanamycin, there are no homologous targets represented because they were identified using STITCH3.1 which uses an algorithm where homologous targets are not displayed).