Organism
Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris (strain 8004)
Function
Catalyzes the opening of the heme ring to form the open-chain tetrapyrrole biliverdin IX with the release of iron and carbon monoxide (CO).
Similarity
Belongs to the heme oxygenase family.
Sequence
MMQALGQGHIDADTYAQVLRRHHRLLAGFEEQLSDWLVTLVGSGWQYRRRVPALREDLRVLGQPVDAAVPPPASSEAARWGMLYVIEGSQLGGRVIARMLRKRQPGLAHALHYFELADEDPAGWRRFQAVLEQRLQSAAARADAIAGAQAMFAHFHTCLAAEARP