Substrate shuttling between active sites of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase is not required to generate coproporphyrinogen.
Phillips, J.D., Warby, C.A., Whitby, F.G., Kushner, J.P., Hill, C.P.(2009) J.Mol.Biol. 389: 306-314
- PubMed: 19362562 
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.04.013
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
- PubMed Abstract: 
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (URO-D; EC 4.1.1.37), the fifth enzyme of the heme biosynthetic pathway, is required for the production of heme, vitamin B12, siroheme, and chlorophyll precursors. URO-D catalyzes the sequential decarboxylation of four ...