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protoporphyrinogen oxidase

protoporphyrinogen oxidase noun: an enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.

Noun

protoporphyrinogen oxidase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.

Questions about protoporphyrinogen oxidase

What does protoporphyrinogen oxidase mean?
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase means an enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.
What part of speech is protoporphyrinogen oxidase?
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase is a noun.

Words near protoporphyrinogen oxidase in the dictionary

  1. protoporphorin
  2. protoporphyria
  3. protoporphyrin
  4. protoporphyrin IX
  5. protoporphyrinogen
  6. protoporphyrinogen oxidase
  7. protoporphyrinogens
  8. protoporphyrins
  9. protopresbyter
  10. protopresbyteries
  11. protopresbyters

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