ferrochelatase

== English == === Etymology === From ferro- +‎ chelatase. === Noun === ferrochelatase (countable and uncountable, plural ferrochelatases) (biochemistry) An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme ==== Derived terms ==== deferrochelatase ==== Related terms ==== metallochelatase