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Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)

"Heme Oxygenase (Decyclizing)" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A mixed function oxidase enzyme which during hemoglobin catabolism catalyzes the degradation of heme to ferrous iron, carbon monoxide and biliverdin in the presence of molecular oxygen and reduced NADPH. The enzyme is induced by metals, particularly cobalt.


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Bar chart showing 23 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1999 and 2000 and 2003 and 2004 and 2018 and 2021
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