HEME SYNTHESIS

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Succinyl CoA Glycine δ- Aminolevulinate 2 δ- Aminolevulinate Porphobilinogen 4-Porphobilinogen Uroporphyrinogen III Coproporphyrinogen III Protoporphyrinogen III Protoporphyrin IX Heme δ- Aminolevulinate Synthase δ- Aminolevulinate dehydratase Uroporphyrinogen I Synthase & uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase Coprophyrinogen oxidase Protophyrinogen oxidase Ferrochelatase Fe 2+ 4H + 4CO 2 4CO 2 4NH 3 4H 2 O CoASH Synthesis of heme

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Succinyl CoA Glycine

δ- Aminolevulinate

2 δ- Aminolevulinate

Porphobilinogen

4-Porphobilinogen

Uroporphyrinogen III

Coproporphyrinogen III

Protoporphyrinogen III

Protoporphyrin IX

Heme

δ- AminolevulinateSynthase

δ- Aminolevulinatedehydratase

Uroporphyrinogen I Synthase &

uroporphyrinogenIII cosynthase

Uroporphyrinogendecarboxylase

Coprophyrinogenoxidase

Protophyrinogenoxidase

FerrochelataseFe2+

4H+

4CO2

4CO2

4NH3

4H2O

CoASH

Synthesis of heme

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