Table 1.
Types of proteins that require iron for their activity
| Iron containing proteins | Iron Proteins of the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain and proteins involved in Oxygen-Dependent Reactions | Other Redox Enzymes Containing Iron |
|---|---|---|
| Haemoglobin | Proteins of Respiratory Chain | Ribonucleotide reductase |
| Cytochrome c | ||
| Myogloblin | Cytochrome oxidase | Xanthine oxidase |
| erythrocruorin | Ubiquinol: cytochrome-c reductase | Xanthine dehydrogenase |
| catalase | NADH: ubiquinone reductase | Aldehyde oxidase |
| cytochromes class B | Succinate: ubiquinone reductase | - |
| cytochromes class A | ETF dehydrogenase | - |
| Dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase | ||
| cytochromes class C | Oxygen-Dependent Reactions | - |
| Tryptophan oxygenase | ||
| cytochromes class D | Lipoxygenase | - |
| - | Cysteamine oxygenase | - |
| - | Phenylalanine hydroxylase | - |
| - | Tyrosine hydroxylase | - |
| - | Tryptophan hydroxylase | - |
| Fatty acid desaturase | ||
| Prolyl Oxygenase | ||
| Lysyl Oxygenase | ||
| Cysteine Oxygenase | ||
| Hydroxyanthranilate oxygenase | ||
| Indoleamine oxygenase |