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Table 2 Dihydrofolate reductase ( dhfr ) and dihydropteroate synthase ( dhps ) alleles in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from the interior division of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

From: Mutational analysis of Plasmodium falciparum dihydrofolate reductase and dihydropteroate synthase genes in the interior division of Sabah, Malaysia

(a)

pfdhfr amino acid position

Prevalence (%)

 

16

51

59

108

164

n = 22

 

A

N

R

N

L

86.4

 

A

I

R

N

I

4.5

 

A

N

R

N

I

9.1

(b)

pfdhps amino acid position

Prevalence (%)

 

436

437

540

581

613

n = 22

 

S

G

T

G

A

72.7

 

A

A

K

A

A

4.5

 

S

G

K

A

A

9.1

 

S

G

K

G

A

13.6

  1. *Single letter amino acid denoting the wild type and point mutations are indicated with italics. The wild type allele of pfdhfr is ANCSI and pfdhps is SAKAA.