Medical Definition of Magnesium protoporphyrin monomethyl ester oxidative cyclase
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In chlorophyll biosynthesis converts -(ch2)2-coo-ch3 side chain of mg protoporphyrin monomethyl ester to -c=o-ch-cooch3 ring of mg 2,4-divinyl phaeoporphyrin a(5) monomethyl ester; requires NADPH and molecular oxygen; similar to cytochrome p-450 catalyzed systems but not inhibited by co
Registry number: EC 1.14.13.-
Synonym: mpme-oxidative cyclase
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnesium Protoporphyrin Monomethyl Ester Oxidative Cyclase
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