Harderoporphyrinogen-I is metabolized by avian hemolysate preparations of coproporphyrinogen oxidase to give a trivinylic product; this unprecedented 'overmetabolism' of the porphyrinogen substrate provides strong support for a proposed model of the active site of this poorly understood enzyme.
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