Table 1.
Alignment of pLDH epitope among Plasmodium species
| Species | Epitope region in LDH | Identity | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
|
P. vivax
|
75 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 105 |
31/31(100%) |
AAS77573.1 |
|
P. falciparum
|
61 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 91 |
31/31(100%) |
AEX28368.1 |
|
P. knowlesi
|
82 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 112 |
31/31(100%) |
AEL88505.1 |
|
P. yoelii 17XNL
|
82 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 112 |
31/31(100%) |
XP724101.1 |
|
P. berghei ANKA
|
82 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 112 |
31/31(100%) |
XP679401.1 |
|
P. malariae
|
75 FTKVPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 105 |
30/31(97%) |
AAS77572.1 |
|
P. ovale
|
75 FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH 105 |
31/31(100%) |
AAS77571.1 |
|
Eimeria maxima
|
88 TKIPGKSDKEWSRMDLLPVNIKIMREVGG 116 |
22/29(76%) |
AAN38977.1 |
|
Toxoplasma gondii
|
86 LTKVPGKSDKEWSRNDLLPFNAKIIREVA 114 |
19/29(66%) |
XP002368488.1 |
| Homo sapiens | 98 AGARQQEGESRLNLVQRN123 | 7/31 (23%) | CAE11711 |
Plasmodium LDH epitope (FTKAPGKSDKEWNRDDLLPLNNKIMIEIGGH) is highly conserved among seven Plasmodium spp. and the percentage of sequence identity is determined by epitope alignments across the listed in NCBI.