Fig. 1.
Heme degradation by heme oxygenase system. α-Meso carbon bridge of the heme molecule is broken by heme oxygenase, forming biliverdin and liberating CO and iron. Biliverdin is further reduced to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase
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