It was not clear why a relatively innocuous heme molecule should be enzymatically transformed into a toxic and difficult to excrete product rather than being excreted directly. Moreover ...

The Impossible website describes heme as a molecule found in every living plant and animal that people always eat and crave. This iron-rich molecule is mostly in red meat, and it helps the ...

Heme oxygenases are enzymes that play a crucial role in the degradation of heme, a complex molecule that contains iron and is vital for various biological processes. In pathogenic bacteria ...