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Coproporphyrinogen Oxidase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen IX by the conversion of two propionate groups to two vinyl groups. It is the sixth enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME, and is encoded by CPO gene. Mutations of CPO gene result in HEREDITARY COPROPORPHYRIA.

Entry terms

  • Coproporphyrinogenase
  • Coproporphyrinogen III Oxidases
  • Coproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)

In other languages

  • French

  • Coproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
  • Coproporphyrinogénase
  • Coproporphyrinogène oxydase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X51R9WXG-L

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