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Literature summary for 4.98.1.1 extracted from

  • Leung, Y.K.; Ho, J.W.
    Purification and properties of ferrochelatase from Chironomidae larvae (2001), Mol. Cell. Biochem., 220, 161-167.
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Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Fe2+ in ration 1:1 with heme protein Chironomidae

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
42700
-
2 * 42700, SDS-PAGE Chironomidae
86000
-
gel filtration Chironomidae

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Chironomidae
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Chironomidae

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
larva
-
Chironomidae
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
15.2
-
pH 8.0, 37°C Chironomidae

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
protoporphyrin + Fe2+
-
Chironomidae protoheme + 2 H+
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer 2 * 42700, SDS-PAGE Chironomidae
More N-terminal amino acid sequence Chironomidae

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
-
Chironomidae

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.8
-
-
Chironomidae

pI Value

Organism Comment pI Value Maximum pI Value
Chironomidae isoelectric focusing
-
7.35