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UniProt functional annotation for P71119 | ||
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| UniProt code: P71119. |
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| Organism: | |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae (strain ATCC 700971 / NCTC 13129 / Biotype gravis). |
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Bacteria; Actinobacteria; Corynebacteriales; Corynebacteriaceae; Corynebacterium. |
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| Function: | |
Allows the bacteria to use the host heme as an iron source. Involved in the oxidation of heme and subsequent release of iron from the heme moiety. |
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| Catalytic activity: | |
Reaction=heme b + 3 O2 + 3 reduced [NADPH--hemoprotein reductase] = biliverdin IXalpha + CO + Fe(2+) + H(+) + 3 H2O + 3 oxidized [NADPH-- hemoprotein reductase]; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:21764, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11964, Rhea:RHEA-COMP:11965, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:15379, ChEBI:CHEBI:17245, ChEBI:CHEBI:29033, ChEBI:CHEBI:57618, ChEBI:CHEBI:57991, ChEBI:CHEBI:58210, ChEBI:CHEBI:60344; EC=1.14.14.18; Evidence={ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O48782}; |
| Similarity: | |
Belongs to the heme oxygenase family. {ECO:0000305}. |
Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.