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Heme b (protoheme IX) is a precursor of heme a and heme d in Bacillus subtilis

Hansson, Mats LU and von Wachenfeldt, Claes LU (1993) In FEMS Microbiology Letters 107(1). p.121-126
Abstract
Bacillus subtilis can synthesise cytochromes containing a-, b-, c- and d-type heme. The biosynthetic pathways of these heme prosthetic groups were investigated by using strains blocked in uroporphyrinogen III synthesis from porphobilinogen or in heme b (protoheme IX) synthesis from uroporphyrinogen III. The results strongly suggest that heme a and heme d are both synthesised from heme b (protoheme IX). They also indicate that B. subtilis contains a novel ferrochelatase involved in the synthesis of siroheme
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FEMS Microbiology Letters
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107
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121 - 126
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Oxford University Press
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1574-6968
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10.1111/j.1574-6968.1993.tb06015.x
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English
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  series       = {{FEMS Microbiology Letters}},
  title        = {{Heme b (protoheme IX) is a precursor of heme a and heme d in Bacillus subtilis}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1993.tb06015.x}},
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