InterPro domain: IPR023754

General Information

  • Identifier IPR023754
  • Description Heme A synthase, type 2

Abstract

Heme A synthase catalyzes the oxidation of the C8 methyl side group on heme O porphyrin ring into a formyl group [ 1 ].

This entry represents the type 2 subfamily, found in some bacteria and eukaryota.


1. Heme O synthase and heme A synthase from Bacillus subtilis and Rhodobacter sphaeroides interact in Escherichia coli. Biochemistry 43, 13541-8

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