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protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity

Known as: protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase activity, protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase activity, protoporphyrinogenase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: protoporphyrinogen IX + acceptor = protoporphyrin IX + reduced acceptor. [EC:1.3.3.4, GOC:mah, PMID:19583219]
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2011
2011
Discovery of a gene involved in a third bacterial protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity through comparative genomic analysis and functional complementation.
Tetrapyrroles are ubiquitous molecules in nearly all living organisms. Heme, an iron-containing tetrapyrrole, is widely… (More)
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2010
2010
Identification of a gene essential for protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase activity in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC6803.
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (Protox) catalyses the oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX to protoporphyrin IX during the synthesis of… (More)
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2009
2009
Identification of Escherichia coli HemG as a novel, menadione-dependent flavodoxin with protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity.
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3.3.4) catalyzes the six-electron oxidation of protoporphyrinogen IX to the fully… (More)
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2001
2001
Measurement of protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity.
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of protoporphyrinogen to protophyrin. It is a membrane-bound mitochondrial… (More)
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1997
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… (More)
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1996
1996
A R59W mutation in human protoporphyrinogen oxidase results in decreased enzyme activity and is prevalent in South Africans with variegate porphyria
Variegate porphyria (VP), a low-penetrant autosomal dominant inherited disorder of haem metabolism, is characterised by… (More)
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1993
1993
Nucleotide sequence of the hemG gene involved in the protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity of Escherichia coli K12.
The hemG gene of Escherichia coli K12 is involved in the activity of protoporphyrinogen oxidase, the enzyme responsible for the… (More)
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1992
1992
Localization within chloroplasts of protoporphyrinogen oxidase, the target enzyme for diphenylether-like herbicides.
Plant protoporphyrinogen oxidase is of particular interest since it is the last enzyme of the common branch for chlorophyll and… (More)
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1987
1987
An h.p.l.c. assay for protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity in rat liver.
An h.p.l.c. method is described for the assay of protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity in rat liver. A relatively pure… (More)
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1980
1980
A fluorometric assay for measurement of protoporphyrinogen oxidase activity in mammalian tissue.
The oxidation of protoporphyrinogen to protoporphyrin, which is catalyzed by the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase, is an… (More)
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