Rat Heme Oxygenase 2, HO-2 ELISA Kit, 96T Biochemical Reagents The yeast homolog

The yeast homolog

A similar gene in the rabbit is thought to serve a structural role in the lens of the eye

Different family members and isoforms are thought to synthesize heparan sulfates with tissue-specific structures and functions

a soluble form (S-COMT) and a membrane-bound form (MB-COMT)

FAM111B encodes a protein with a trypsin-like cysteine/serine peptidase domain in the C-terminus

Rat Heme Oxygenase 2, HO-2 ELISA Kit, 96T Biochemical Reagents The yeast homologHeme oxygenase cleaves the heme ring at the alpha methene bridge to form biliverdin. Biliverdin is subsequently converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase. Under physiological conditions, the activity of heme oxygenase is highest in the spleen, where senescent erythrocytes are sequestrated and destroyed. Heme oxygenase 2 could be implicated in the production of carbon monoxide in brain where it could act as a neurotransmitter.