heme synthetase
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Related to heme synthetase: protoporphyrin, Heme oxygenase, Ferrochelatase deficiency, ALA dehydratase
heme synthetase
The enzyme that catalyzes the chelation of iron (Fe++) to porphyrin, a crucial step in the synthesis of heme.
Synonym: ferrochelatase.