Scalable production of biliverdin IXα by <it>Escherichia coli</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Biliverdin IXα is produced when heme undergoes reductive ring cleavage at the α-methene bridge catalyzed by heme oxygenase. It is subsequently reduced by biliverdin reductase to bilirubin IXα which is a potent endogenous antioxidant....
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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| Series: | BMC Biotechnology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/12/89 |