MECHANISM OF CONVERSION OF VERDOMYOGLOBIN TO FERRIC COMPLEX OF BILIVERDIN

Authors
MODI S
Citation
S. Modi, MECHANISM OF CONVERSION OF VERDOMYOGLOBIN TO FERRIC COMPLEX OF BILIVERDIN, Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 52(4), 1993, pp. 297-304
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,"Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of inorganic biochemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
01620134
Volume
52
Issue
4
Year of publication
1993
Pages
297 - 304
Database
ISI
SICI code
0162-0134(1993)52:4<297:MOCOVT>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The reaction of conversion of verdoheme to Fe(III)biliverdin was studi ed with different hemeproteins (Mb, HRP, and BrCN modified Mb), It was shown that the heme iron of Mb is not involved in this reaction. It w as also shown that the extra oxygen atom in biliverdin does not come f rom H2O2 or water molecules. Based on these results a mechanism for th is reaction is proposed.