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siroheme biosynthetic process

Known as: sirohaem biosynthesis, siroheme anabolism, sirohaem biosynthetic process 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of siroheme, a tetrahydroporphyrin with adjacent, reduced pyrrole rings. [ISBN… Expand
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2014
2014
Identification and characterization of the ‘missing’ terminal enzyme for siroheme biosynthesis in α-proteobacteria
It has recently been shown that the biosynthetic route for both the d1‐haem cofactor of dissimilatory cd1 nitrite reductases and… Expand
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
CysG structure reveals tetrapyrrole-binding features and novel regulation of siroheme biosynthesis
Sulfur metabolism depends on the iron-containing porphinoid siroheme. In Salmonella enterica, the S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM… Expand
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2001
2001
A gene, cobA + hemD, from Selenomonas ruminantium encodes a bifunctional enzyme involved in the synthesis of vitamin B12.
Coenzymes derived from vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) are particularly important for core metabolism in ruminant animals… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Structures of the siroheme- and Fe4S4-containing active center of sulfite reductase in different states of oxidation: heme activation via reduction-gated exogenous ligand exchange.
The active center of the Escherichia coli sulfite reductase hemoprotein (SiRHP) is exquisitely designed to catalyze the six… Expand
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A role for Salmonella typhimurium cbiK in cobalamin (vitamin B12) and siroheme biosynthesis.
The role of cbiK, a gene found encoded within the Salmonella typhimurium cob operon, has been investigated by studying its in… Expand
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Siroheme Biosynthesis in Higher Plants
Siroheme, the prosthetic group for both nitrite and sulfite reductases, is a methylated, iron-containing modified tetrapyrrole… Expand
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1997
1997
Siroheme biosynthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae requires the products of both the MET1 and MET8 genes
Siroheme is a uroporphyrinogen III‐derivative used by sulfite reductase as a prosthetic group. We investigated in Saccharomyces… Expand
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
The Escherichia coli cysG gene encodes the multifunctional protein, siroheme synthase
Previously, the E. coli cysG gene product had been shown to sequentially methylate uro'gen III to produce precorrin‐2, hence it… Expand
1985
1985
Electron-nuclear double resonance studies of oxidized Escherichia coli sulfite reductase: 1H, 14N, and 57Fe measurements.
We have employed electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy to study the bridged siroheme--[Fe4S4] cluster that forms… Expand
1980
1980
Stability of the nitrosyl—sirohaem complex of plant nitrite reductase, investigated by EPR spectroscopy
Nitrite reductase (nitrite:ferredoxin oxidoreductase EC 1.7.7.1) is an enzyme that contains one sirohaem group [l-3] and one iron… Expand
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