Abstract
Previously our group identified in the intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum the biosynthesis of several isoprenylated molecules including prenylquinones with respiratory function in most organisms such as menaquinone-4 (MQ-4) and isoforms of ubiquinone-7, 8 and 9 (UQ). However, the biological role of both MQ-4 and the three different isoforms of UQ is not well understood. Pre…