Reaction: SLC40A1:HEPH:6Cu2+ oxidises 4Fe2+ to 4Fe3+
- in pathway: Iron uptake and transport
Hephaestin oxidizes ferrous iron (Fe2+) to ferric iron (Fe3+) after export from duodenal cells to enable its transport via transferrin (Griffiths et al, 2005).
Reaction - small molecule participants:
H2O [extracellular region]
Fe3+ [extracellular region]
H+ [extracellular region]
Fe2+ [extracellular region]
O2 [extracellular region]
Reactome.org reaction link: R-HSA-917933
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Reaction input - small molecules:
hydron
iron(2+)
dioxygen
Reaction output - small molecules:
water
iron(3+)
Reactome.org link: R-HSA-917933