heme B metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0046492

Synonyms

• haem B metabolic process
• haem B metabolism
• heme B metabolism
• protoheme metabolic process
• protoheme metabolism

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving heme b, a Fe(II) porphyrin complex readily isolated from the hemoglobin of beef blood, but also found in other proteins including other hemoglobins, myoglobins, cytochromes P-450, catalases, peroxidases as well as b type cytochromes. 29414780

References

Ontology

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