Heme Synthesis Pathway | Biochemistry

Heme synthesis, Hemoglobin, Porphyria, Vitamin B6, Anemia

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Iron (ferrous, Fe2+) combines with protoporphyrin to form heme, then, heme combines with globin to form hemoglobin.

If you understand heme synthesis, you are more likely to understand topics like acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) as well as porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT).

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