Studies on haem α-methenyl oxygenase. Isomeric structure of formylbiliverdin, a possible precursor of biliverdin
- 1 July 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 104 (1) , 20-22
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj1040020
Abstract
The enzyme from guinea-pig liver that degrades pyridine-hemochromogen into formylbiliverdin, a possible percursor of biliverdin, breaks the porphyrin ring exclusively at the [alpha]-methene bridge. The enzyme is therefore appropriately named haem [alpha]-methenyl oxygenase. It is deduced that this enzyme plays an essential role in hemoglobin catabolism in vivo.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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