hemN [Mon Aug 31 2015 13:55:40 GMT+0200 (CEST)]

anaerobic coproporphyrinogen III oxidase

locus: BSU25500

pI: 5.53

mw: 41.00 kDa

function: heme biosynthesis

product: anaerobic coproporphyrinogen III oxidase

essential: no

synonyms: yqeR

Genomic Context

categories

• [category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.2|Biosynthesis of cofactors] → [category|SW 2.6.2.6|Biosynthesis of heme/ siroheme]

syns: yqeR

[SW|Categories] containing this gene/protein

• [SW|biosynthesis of cofactors]

The protein

Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity

• Coproporphyrinogen-III + 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine = protoporphyrinogen-IX + 2 CO₂ + 2 L-methionine + 2 5'-deoxyadenosine (according to Swiss-Prot)

Protein family

• anaerobic coproporphyrinogen III oxidase family (according to Swiss-Prot)

Paralogous protein(s)

• [protein|search|HemZ]

Expression and Regulation

Operon

• ''[protein|search|lepA]-[protein|search|hemN]'' [Pubmed|8757728]

[SW|Sigma factor]

• [protein|search|SigA] [Pubmed|9371469]

References

• 9371469,8757728,10498703