Reaction: protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 O2 = protoporphyrin IX + 3 H2O2
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Other name(s): protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase; protoporphyrinogenase; PPO; Protox; HemG; HemY
Systematic name: protoporphyrinogen-IX:oxygen oxidoreductase
Comments: This is the last common enzyme in the biosynthesis of chlorophylls and heme [8]. Two isoenzymes exist in plants: one in plastids and the other in mitochondria. This is the target enzyme of phthalimide-type and diphenylether-type herbicides [8]. The enzyme from oxygen-dependent species contains FAD [9]. Also slowly oxidizes mesoporphyrinogen IX.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 53986-32-6
References:
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