Ferroxidase
| Ferroxidase | |||||||||
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| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 1.16.3.1 | ||||||||
| CAS no. | 9031-37-2 | ||||||||
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| BRENDA | enzyme data | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | enzyme entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| Rhea | reactions | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Ferroxidase also known as Fe(II):oxygen oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidization of iron II to iron III:
- 4 Fe2+ + 4 H+ + O2 ⇔ 4 Fe3+ + 2H2O
Examples
[edit]Human genes encoding proteins with ferroxidase activity include:
References
[edit]- Cox JC, Boxer DH (1986). "The role of rusticyanin, a blue copper protein, in the electron transport chain of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans grown on iron or thiosulfate". Biotechnol. Appl. Biochem. 8: 269–275.
- Osaki S (November 1966). "Kinetic studies of ferrous ion oxidation with crystalline human ferroxidase (ceruloplasmin)". J. Biol. Chem. 241 (21): 5053–9. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)99669-9. PMID 5925868.
- Osaki S, Walaas O (June 1967). "Kinetic studies of ferrous ion oxidation with crystalline human ferroxidase. II. Rate constants at various steps and formation of a possible enzyme-substrate complex". J. Biol. Chem. 242 (11): 2653–7. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)99620-1. PMID 6027241.
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