Porphobilinogen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Porphobilinogen is a noun meaning A pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.
Meaning
A pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.
Word Forms
- porphobilinogens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include porphyrinogen, mesoporphyrinogen, protophorphyrinogen, hematoporphyrin, prolylalanine, phycocyanobilin.
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