- porphobilinogen
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A pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.Syn: PBG
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Porphobilinogen — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Porphobilinogen Andere Namen … Deutsch Wikipedia
Porphobilinogen — Chembox new ImageFile= Porphobilinogen.png ImageSize=200px IUPACName=3 [5 (Aminomethyl) 4 (carboxymethyl) 1H pyrrol 3 yl] propanoic acid OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=487 90 1 PubChem=1021 SMILES=C1=C(C(=C(N1)CN)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O … Wikipedia
porphobilinogen — A porphyrin precursor of porphyrinogens, porphyrins, and heme; found in the urine in large quantities in cases of acute or congenital porphyria. p. synthase a liver enzyme … Medical dictionary
Porphobilinogen deaminase — (or hydroxymethylbilane synthase) is an enzyme involved in the third step of the metabolism of porphyrin, converting porphobilinogen into hydroxymethyl bilane. The enzyme has the unique cofactor dipyrromethane. Defective activity of this enzyme… … Wikipedia
Porphobilinogen synthase — Identifiers EC number 4.2.1.24 CAS number 9036 37 7 … Wikipedia
Porphobilinogen-Desaminase — Vorhandene Strukturdaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Porphobilinogen-Synthase — Δ Aminolävulinsäure Dehydratase Vorhandene Strukturdaten: 1E51 … Deutsch Wikipedia
porphobilinogen synthase — por·pho·bi·lin·o·gen syn·thase (por″fo bĭ linґo jən sinґthās) [EC 4.2.1.24] an enzyme of the lyase class that catalyzes the condensation of two molecules of δ aminolevulinate to form porphobilinogen in the synthesis of… … Medical dictionary
porphobilinogen test — a test for the presence of porphobilinogen; see Watson Schwartz t … Medical dictionary
porphobilinogen — n. a pigment that appears in the urine of individuals with acute porphyria, causing it to darken if left standing … The new mediacal dictionary
