ferrochelatase

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noun

An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme

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Meanings

nounferrochelatase (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochelatases)

plural ferrochelatases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme

Origin

From ferro- + chelatase.

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APA

ferrochelatase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochelatase

MLA

“ferrochelatase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochelatase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ferrochelatase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ferrochelatase.

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