Coproporphyrinogen Oxidase

Synonyms

Coproporphyrinogen III Oxidases

Coproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarboxylating)

Coproporphyrinogenase

III Oxidases, Coproporphyrinogen

Oxidase, Coproporphyrinogen

Oxidases, Coproporphyrinogen III

An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen IX by the conversion of two propionate groups to two vinyl groups. It is the sixth enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME, and is encoded by CPO gene. Mutations of CPO gene result in HEREDITARY COPROPORPHYRIA.