Making and breaking heme.
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SUBMITTER: Celis AI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6706330 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
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Making and breaking heme.
Celis Arianna I AI DuBois Jennifer L JL
Current opinion in structural biology 20190222
Mechanisms for making and breaking the heme b cofactor (heme) are more diverse than previously expected. Biosynthetic pathways have diverged at least twice along taxonomic lines, reflecting differences in membrane organization and O<sub>2</sub> utilization among major groups of organisms. At least three families of heme degradases are now known, again differing in whether and how O<sub>2</sub> is used by the organism and possibly the purpose for turning over the tetrapyrrole. Understanding these ...[more]
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