Heme oxygenase
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Heme oxygenase, or haem oxygenase, (HMOX, commonly abbreviated as HO) is an enzyme that catalyzes the degradation of heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.[1]
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EC no. | 1.14.99.3 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9059-22-7 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Symbol | Heme_oxygenase | ||||||||
Pfam | PF01126 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0230 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR016053 | ||||||||
PROSITE | PDOC00512 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1qq8 / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
Membranome | 532 | ||||||||
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There are many heme degrading enzymes in nature. In general, only aerobic heme degrading enzymes are referred to as HMOX-like enzymes whereas anaerobic enzymes are typically not affiliated with the HMOX family.