protoporphyrinogen IX metabolic process Gene Set

Dataset GO Biological Process Annotations 2023
Category structural or functional annotations
Type biological process
Description The chemical reactions and pathways involving protoporphyrinogen IX, the specific substrate for the enzyme ferrochelatase, which catalyzes the insertion of iron to form protoheme. It is probably also the substrate for chlorophyll formation. (Gene Ontology, GO_0046501)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO_0046501
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2 genes participating in the protoporphyrinogen IX metabolic process biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2023 dataset.

Symbol Name
CPOX coproporphyrinogen oxidase
FECH ferrochelatase