ferrochelatase

English

Etymology

From ferro- +‎ chelatase.

Noun

ferrochelatase (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochelatases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme

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