The mechanism of haem degradation in vitro. Kinetic evidence for the formation of a haem-oxygen complex
- 15 October 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 176 (1) , 327-330
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1760327
Abstract
The rate of haem degradation in aqueous pyridine shows a saturation dependence on O2 concentration. CO competitively inhibits the reaction. This is evidence for formation of an iron-O2 complex and is consistent with an intramolecular pathway for haem degradation.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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