ferrochelatase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme

Word forms

ferrochelatase ferrochelatases

Etymology

From ferro- + chelatase.

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