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EC 1.3.98.6 Details
EC number
1.3.98.6
Accepted name
AdoMet-dependent heme synthase
Reaction
Fe-coproporphyrin III + 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine = protoheme + 2 CO2 + 2 5′-deoxyadenosine + 2 L-methionine
Other name(s)
ahbD (gene name),
SAM-dependent heme synthase
Systematic name
Fe-coproporphyrin III:S-adenosyl-L-methionine oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)
Comment
This radical AdoMet enzyme participates in a heme biosynthesis pathway found in archaea and sulfur-reducing bacteria. cf. EC 1.3.98.5, hydrogen peroxide-dependent heme synthase.
History
created 2019
EC Tree
1.1.99.15 created 1978, deleted 1980
1.1.99.17 created 1982, deleted 2003