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ferrochelatase

ferrochelatase noun: an enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme.

Noun

ferrochelatase (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochelatases)

  1. An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme

Forms of ferrochelatase

pluralferrochelatases

Origin of ferrochelatase

From ferro- + chelatase.

Words formed from ferrochelatase

Questions about ferrochelatase

What does ferrochelatase mean?
Ferrochelatase means an enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme.
What part of speech is ferrochelatase?
Ferrochelatase is a noun.
What is the plural of ferrochelatase?
The plural of ferrochelatase is ferrochelatases.

Words near ferrochelatase in the dictionary

  1. ferrocenophanones
  2. ferrocenyl
  3. ferrocenylphosphine
  4. ferrocenylphosphines
  5. ferrocerium
  6. ferrochelatase
  7. ferrochelatases
  8. ferrochelate
  9. ferrochelates
  10. ferrochelation
  11. ferrochetalase

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