EC number 4.99.1.8 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry | IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
Heme ligase (EC 4.99.1.8, heme detoxification protein, HDP, hemozoin synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name Fe3+:ferriprotoporphyrin IX ligase (beta-hematin-forming). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
2 ferriprotoporphyrin IXThis heme detoxifying enzyme is found in Plasmodium parasites.
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