MeSH definition : A mitochondrial enzyme found in a wide variety of cells and tissues. It is the final
enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME. Ferrochelatase catalyzes ferrous
insertion into protoporphyrin IX to form protoheme or heme. Deficiency in this enzyme
results in ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA.;
A mitochondrial enzyme found in a wide variety of cells and tissues. It is the final
enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME. Ferrochelatase catalyzes ferrous
insertion into protoporphyrin IX to form protoheme or heme. Deficiency in this enzyme
results in ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA.