Heme oxygenase

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Contents

Used for

EC 1.14.99.3

See for

HSP32, ORP33

Broader Terms

oxygenase

Related Terms

isozyme, stress protein

Scope Note

EC 1.14.99.3.

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • Heme oxygenase is expressed in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle where carbon monoxide has an anti-proliferative role.
  • Induction of heme oxygenase is a rapid, protective response in rhabdomyolysis in the rat.
  • First, biliverdin is the sole precursor of bilirubin and heme oxygenase is a potential target for the control of hyperbilirubinemia in neonatal children and in a number of hereditary disorders.
  • Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed.
  • Under normal physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where old erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed.

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