KEGG Orthology (KO) [BR:ko00001]
09100 Metabolism
09108 Metabolism of cofactors and vitamins
00860 Porphyrin metabolism
K00231 PPOX, hemY; protoporphyrinogen/coproporphyrinogen III oxidase
Enzymes [BR:ko01000]
1. Oxidoreductases
1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors
1.3.3 With oxygen as acceptor
1.3.3.4 protoporphyrinogen oxidase
K00231 PPOX, hemY; protoporphyrinogen/coproporphyrinogen III oxidase
1.3.3.15 coproporphyrinogen III oxidase (coproporphyrin-forming)
K00231 PPOX, hemY; protoporphyrinogen/coproporphyrinogen III oxidase
coproporphyrinogen III [CPD:C03263];
O2 [CPD:C00007]
Product
coproporphyrin III [CPD:C05770];
H2O2 [CPD:C00027]
Comment
Contains FAD. The enzyme, present in Gram-positive bacteria, participates in heme biosynthesis. It can also catalyse the reaction of EC 1.3.3.4, protoporphyrinogen oxidase, at a lower level.