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EC 1.3.5.3 Details
EC number
1.3.5.3
Accepted name
protoporphyrinogen IX dehydrogenase (quinone)
Reaction
protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 quinone = protoporphyrin IX + 3 quinol
Other name(s)
HemG, protoporphyrinogen IX dehydrogenase (menaquinone)
Systematic name
protoporphyrinogen IX:quinone oxidoreductase
Comment
Contains FMN. The enzyme participates in heme b biosynthesis. In the bacterium Escherichia coli it interacts with either ubiquinone or menaquinone, depending on whether the organism grows aerobically or anaerobically.
History
created 2010, modified 2020
EC Tree
1.3.99.9 created 1976, deleted 2002