Ferroxidase also known as Fe(II):oxygen oxidoreductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidization of iron II to iron III:

4 Fe2 4 H O2 ⇔ 4 Fe3 2H2O

Examples

Human genes encoding proteins with ferroxidase activity include:

  • CP – Ceruloplasmin
  • FTH1 – Ferritin heavy chain
  • FTMT – Ferritin, mitochondrial
  • HEPH - Hephaestin

References



Ceruloplasmin Ferroxidase Enzyme. Catalyses Iron Oxidation Stock Photo

The Ferroxidase Centre of Escherichia coli Bacterioferritin Plays a Key

The catalytic mechanism of the ferroxidase center of ferritin

Intraday and interday precision of the newly developed ferroxidase

Figure 1 from Bacterialtype ferroxidase tunes irondependent phosphate