| Protein Name | heme oxygenase 1 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 3162 |
| Gene Symbol | HMOX1 |
| UniProt | P09601 (HMOX1_HUMAN), Q6FH11 (Q6FH11_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 3556 |
Description |
heme oxygenase 1 |
| Gene Summary |
Heme oxygenase, an essential enzyme in heme catabolism, cleaves heme to form biliverdin, which is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase, and carbon monoxide, a putative neurotransmitter. Heme oxygenase activity is induced by its substrate heme and by various nonheme substances. Heme oxygenase occurs as 2 isozymes, an inducible heme oxygenase-1 and a constitutive heme oxygenase-2. HMOX1 and HMOX2 belong to the heme oxygenase family. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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