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EC 2.5.1.141 Details
EC number
2.5.1.141
Accepted name
heme o synthase
Reaction
(2E,6E)-farnesyl diphosphate + protoheme IX + H2O = diphosphate + ferroheme o
Other name(s)
ctaB (gene name), COX10 (gene name)
Systematic name
(2E,6E)-farnesyl-diphosphate:protoheme IX farnesyltranstransferase
Comment
The enzyme, found in many archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes, produces heme o, which in many cases is further modified into heme a. In organisms that produce heme a, the enzyme forms a complex with heme a synthase. In some archaeal species the enzyme transfers a geranylgeranyl group instead of a farnesyl group.
History
created 2017
EC Tree
2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.37 created 1989, deleted 2004
2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999