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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Opin Struct Biol. 2019 Feb 22;59:19–28. doi: 10.1016/j.sbi.2019.01.006

Figure 7. Different mechanisms and products of heme degradation.

Figure 7.

Organisms have developed various mechanisms to break down heme in order to meet their specific needs. Each reaction is catalyzed by a different enzyme and generates unique products.