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Protoporphyrinogen oxidase

Known as: Oxidase, Protoporphyrinogen IX, Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase [Chemical/Ingredient], Protoporphyrinogen IX Oxidase 
A membrane-bound flavoenzyme that catalyzes the oxygen-dependent aromatization of protoporphyrinogen IX (Protogen) to protoporphyrin IX (Proto IX… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
ProTox: a web server for the in silico prediction of rodent oral toxicity
Animal trials are currently the major method for determining the possible toxic effects of drug candidates and cosmetics. In… Expand
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Tetrapyrrole biosynthetic enzyme protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase 1 is required for plastid RNA editing
Significance Both posttranscriptional RNA editing and tetrapyrrole metabolism are important processes in land plants and animals… Expand
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Crystal structure of protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase: a key enzyme in haem and chlorophyll biosynthesis.
Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase (PPO), the last common enzyme of haem and chlorophyll biosynthesis, catalyses the oxidation of… Expand
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2004
2004
Plasma fluorescence scanning and fecal porphyrin analysis for the diagnosis of variegate porphyria: precise determination of sensitivity and specificity with detection of protoporphyrinogen oxidase…
BACKGROUND Variegate porphyria (VP) is the autosomal dominant disorder associated with deficiency of the enzyme… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Dual Targeting of Spinach Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase II to Mitochondria and Chloroplasts by Alternative Use of Two In-frame Initiation Codons*
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox) is the final enzyme in the common pathway of chlorophyll and heme biosynthesis. Two Protox… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Overexpression of plastidic protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase leads to resistance to the diphenyl-ether herbicide acifluorfen.
The use of herbicides to control undesirable vegetation has become a universal practice. For the broad application of herbicides… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Transgenic rice plants expressing a Bacillus subtilis protoporphyrinogen oxidase gene are resistant to diphenyl ether herbicide oxyfluorfen.
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox), the penultimate step enzyme of the branch point for the biosynthetic pathway of Chl and… Expand
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1998
1998
Identification of an FAD Superfamily Containing Protoporphyrinogen Oxidases, Monoamine Oxidases, and Phytoene Desaturase
A large number of FAD-containing proteins have previously been shown to contain a signature sequence that is referred to as the… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Cloning and characterization of a plastidal and a mitochondrial isoform of tobacco protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase.
Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase is the last enzyme in the common pathway of heme and chlorophyll synthesis and provides precursor… Expand
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Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase as a molecular target for diphenyl ether herbicides.
Diphenyl ether herbicides induce an accumulation of protoporphyrin IX in plant tissues. By analogy to human porphyria, the… Expand
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