porphobilinogen

English

Etymology

From porphobilin +‎ -o- +‎ -gen.

Noun

porphobilinogen (countable and uncountable, plural porphobilinogens)

  1. A pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.

Synonyms

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