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Ferrochelatase π-helix: Implications from examining the role of the conserved π-helix glutamates in porphyrin metalation and product release.

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Published in 2018 at "Archives of biochemistry and biophysics"

DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2018.02.015

Abstract: Protoporphyrin ferrochelatase catalyzes the insertion of Fe2+ into protoporphyrin IX to form heme. To determine whether a conserved, active site π-helix contributes to the translocation of the metal ion substrate to the ferrochelatase-bound porphyrin substrate,… read more here.

Keywords: metalation; ferrochelatase helix; helix glutamates; helix ... See more keywords