Porphyrinogen
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Porphyrinogen is a noun meaning (biochemistry) A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme.
Meaning
(biochemistry) A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme.
Word Forms
- porphyrinogens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mesoporphyrinogen, hematoporphyrin, haematoporphyrin, porphobilinogen, protophorphyrinogen, protoporphirin.
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