Protein expressed by the ho2 gene of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 is a true heme oxygenase: Properties of the heme and enzyme complex

FEBS Journal

Volumn 272, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1012-1022

  Zhang, Xuhong ^a   Migita, Catharina T ^b   Sato, Michihiko ^a   Sasahara, Masanao ^a   Yoshida, Tadashi ^a  

^a YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biliverdin; Cyanobacterium heme oxygenase; EPR; Ferredoxin; Heme oxygenase

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; BILIVERDIN; FERREDOXIN; FERRIC ION; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; HEMIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE; HO1 GENE; HO2 GENE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASCORBIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BILIVERDINE; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HEMIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADP; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 14044256465     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2004.04535.x     Document Type: Article

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