CGPET 2013 Solved Paper

Heme is the prosthetic group of hemoglobin, myoglobin and cytochromes. It is an asymmetric molecule.The heme ring system is synthesised from glycine and succinyl -CoA. It begins with condensation of glycine and succinyl -CoA with decarboxylation to form 8-aminolurilinic acid (ALA).