Reaction: 2 ferriprotoporphyrin IX = β-hematin
Other name(s): heme detoxification protein; HDP; hemozoin synthase
Systematic name: Fe3+:ferriprotoporphyrin IX ligase (β-hematin-forming)
Comments: This heme detoxifying enzyme is found in Plasmodium parasites and converts toxic heme to crystalline hemozoin. These organisms lack the mammalian heme oxygenase for elimination of heme.
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References:
1. Jani, D., Nagarkatti, R., Beatty, W., Angel, R., Slebodnick, C., Andersen, J., Kumar, S. and Rathore, D. HDP-a novel heme detoxification protein from the malaria parasite. PLoS Pathog. 4 (2008) e1000053. [PMID: 18437218]