heme degradation Gene Set

Dataset HumanCyc Pathways
Category structural or functional annotations
Type pathway
Description The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of heme, any compound of iron complexed in a porphyrin (tetrapyrrole) ring. (Gene Ontology, GO_0042167)
External Link http://humancyc.org/HUMAN/NEW-IMAGE?type=PATHWAY&object=PWY-5874
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4 proteins participating in the heme degradation pathway from the HumanCyc Pathways dataset.

Symbol Name
BLVRA biliverdin reductase A
BLVRB biliverdin reductase B
HMOX1 heme oxygenase 1
HMOX2 heme oxygenase 2