1.14.15.20: heme oxygenase (biliverdin-producing, ferredoxin)

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Reaction

protoheme
+ 6 reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + 3 O2 + 6 H+ =
Biliverdin
 +
Fe2+
 +
CO
 + 6 oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster + 3 H2O

Synonyms

ferredoxin-dependent heme oxygenase, ferredoxin-dependent soluble heme oxygenase, haem oxygenase, heme oxygenase, HO-1, HO-2, Ho1, Ho2, Ho3, HO4, HY1

ECTree

     1 Oxidoreductases
         1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen
             1.14.15 With reduced iron-sulfur protein as one donor, and incorporation of one atom of oxygen into the other donor
                1.14.15.20 heme oxygenase (biliverdin-producing, ferredoxin)