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Catabolism of heme

Catabolism of heme
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Description: Most of the heme comes from breakdown of aged erythrocytes, but some comes from cytochromes and other heme proteins.

Heme protein degradation in animals releases amino acids and iron, which are reused, and bilirubin, which must be solubilized for excretion.

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