Heme o
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| Heme o | |
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| CAS number | [137397-56-9] |
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| Molecular formula | C49H58O5N4Fe |
| Molar mass | 838.854 g/mol |
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Heme O differs from the closely related heme A by having a methyl group at ring position 8 instead of the formyl group, the isoprenoid chain at position 2 is the same.
Heme O, found in the bacterium Escherichia coli, functions in a similar manner to heme A in mammalian oxygen reduction.
