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EC 1.3.3.15 Details
EC number
1.3.3.15
Accepted name
coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (coproporphyrin-forming)
Reaction
coproporphyrinogen III + 3 O2 = coproporphyrin III + 3 H2O2
Other name(s)
hemY (gene name)
Systematic name
coproporphyrinogen-III:oxygen oxidoreductase (coproporphyrin-forming)
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme, present in Gram-positive bacteria, participates in heme biosynthesis. It can also catalyse the reaction of EC 1.3.3.4, protoporphyrinogen oxidase, at a lower level.
History
created 2016
EC Tree
1.1.3.1 created 1961, deleted 1984
1.1.3.22 created 1961 as EC 1.2.3.2, transferred 1984 to EC 1.1.3.22, modified 1989, deleted 2004
1.1.3.25 created 1986, deleted 2005
1.1.3.26 created 1989, deleted 2002
1.1.3.31 created 1992, deleted 2003
1.1.3.32 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.33 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.34 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.35 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.3.36 created 1999, deleted 2002
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003
1.3.3.2 created 1972, deleted 2005