... FEBSAbsorption spectra of the complexes of heme andHOs resemble the spectrum of myoglobin with oneexception, the HO of Drosophila melanogaster. In the HO of fruit fly, the iron of heme was not ... 3. Absorption spectra of various forms of the Syn HO-2–hemecomplex. The concentration of the complex was 7 lm. The spectraare the iron(III) (solid line), iron(II) (dotted line), iron(II)-CO ... O2and electronsin the conversion of hemin to verdoheme, therebyimplying that the chemistry of heme degradation by Syn HO-2 is similar to that by other HOs. Accord-ingly, we conclude that...