Regulation of bacterial haem biosynthesis

Haem b and sirohaem are two iron-chelated modified tetrapyrroles that serve as prosthetic groups in proteins with crucial roles in a variety of biological functions, such as gas transport, respiration, and nitrite and sulphite reduction. These tetrapyrroles are synthesised from 5-aminolaevulinic acid and share a common pathway until the formation of uroporphyrinogen III, from where the synthesis diverges. In bacteria, sirohaem is produced from...