描述
Heme A differs from heme B in that a methyl side chain at ring position 8 is oxidized into a formyl group, and one of the vinyl side chains, at ring position 2, has been replaced by an isoprenoid chain. Like heme B, heme A is often attached to the apoprotein (cytochromes or globins) through a coordination bond between the heme iron and a conserved amino acid side-chain. An example of a metalloprotein that contains heme A is cytochrome c oxidase. Both the formyl group and the isoprenoid side chain are thought to play important roles in conservation of the energy of oxygen reduction by cytochrome c oxidase. [HMDB]
InChI标识符
InChI=1S/C49H56N4O6.Fe/c1-9-34-31(6)39-25-45-49(46(55)18-12-17-30(5)16-11-15-29(4)14-10-13-28(2)3)33(8)40(52-45)24-44-37(27-54)36(20-22-48(58)59)43(53-44)26-42-35(19-21-47(56)57)32(7)38(51-42)23-41(34)50-39;/h9,13,15,17,23-27,46,55H,1,10-12,14,16,18-22H2,2-8H3,(H,56,57)(H,58,59);/q-2;+4/b29-15?,30-17?,38-23-,40-24-,42-26-,45-25-;