ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mesoporphyrinogen, hematoporphyrin, haematoporphyrin, porphobilinogen, protophorphyrinogen, protoporphirin.

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