relating to iron that does not form a porphyrin ring
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Nonheme iron requires gastric acid for conversion to the ferrous form for absorption.
Mahmut Yaşar Çeliker, Anupama Chawla, Catherine Messina, Mila Tempel 2013, 'Effects of Omeprazole on Iron Absorption: Preliminary Study', Turkish Journal of Hematologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjh.2013.0042. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Lipoxygenases are a family of related nonheme iron-containing enzymes that are widelydistributed in plants.
Sanz, L. C., Pérez, A. G., Olías, J. M. 1992, 'La lipoxigenasa en el reino vegetal. I. Propiedades', Grasas y Aceiteshttp://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/1157/1163. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
There are three types of haloperoxidases, namely the iron-heme, nonheme vanadium, and flavin-dependent haloperoxidases that are reviewed here.
Amy Timmins, Sam P. de Visser 2018, 'A Comparative Review on the Catalytic Mechanism of Nonheme Iron Hydroxylases and Halogenases',Catalystshttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/8/314. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)