ferrochelatase
ferrochelatase · ferrochelatases
An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal step in the…An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme
Origin
From ferro- + chelatase.From ferro- + chelatase.
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Forms
plural: ferrochelatases| Singular | ferrochelatase |
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedmetallochelatase
Deriveddeferrochelatase
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable