Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, Vol. 7 No. 1
2011, pp. 88-94 ISSN 1997-0838
Original Text Copyright (cc) 2011 by Shekhawat, Dixit, Verma, Nasybullina,
Kosmachevskaya, Topunov
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HEME OXYGENASE: ENZYME WITH FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY
Shekhawat G. S.1*, Dixit S.1 , Verma K.1
, Nasybullina E.I.2, Kosmachevskaya O.V.2 ,
Topunov A.F. 2**
1 Department of Bioscience
and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Banasthali-304022, Rajasthan,
India 2 A.N.Bach Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of
Sciences, Moscow 119071, Russia * E-mail : gyans.shekhawat@gmail.com **E-mail :aftopunov@yandex.ru
Received February 24, 2010
In recent years role of Heme oxygenase (HO) has been
considered in nearly all living system including plants, animals and
other organisms. The common role of heme oxygenase is the degradation
of heme, although there is a diversity of additional role of HO in
organisms including iron acquisition, cellular signaling, defense
against stress and biosynthesis during metabolism. Likewise, the
function of HO is to provide cofactors for the photosynthetic apparatus
in cyanobacteria. Heme concentration is variable in different plant
species and found maximum in leguminous plant root nodules. Moreover HO
has diverse isoforms in plant and animal systems. The review addressed
important function of HO and focused on its functional diversity.
Key words: heme oxygenase, degradation of
heme, antioxidant complex
