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Porphobilinogen

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porphyrinogennoun(biochemistry) A reduced form of porphyrin that is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme
mesoporphyrinogennoun(biochemistry) An intermediate in the metabolism of porphyrinogens
protoporphyrinogen oxidasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.
protophorphyrinogennounMisspelling of protoporphyrinogen. [(biochemistry) Any of several precursors in the biosynthesis of protoporphyrin]
hematoporphyrinnoun(biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom)
prolylalaninenoun(biochemistry) The dipeptide 2-(pyrrolidine-2-carbonylamino)propanoic acid formed by incomplete protein metabolism
phycocyanobilinnounA blue phycobilin present in the phycobiliproteins allophycocyanin and phycocyanin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.
phycobilinnoun(biochemistry) Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic algae; they are open-chain tetrapyrroles related to mammalian bile pigments.
urobilinnoun(biochemistry) A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.
bilinnoun(biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
haematoporphyrinnoun(biochemistry) haematoin
urobilinogennoun(biochemistry) A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action
protoporphirinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
proptoporphyrinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
pyorubinnoun(biochemistry) A red pigment produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
choleglobinnounA bile pigment that is a breakdown product of hemoglobin
protoporphorinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
pyoverdinnoun(biochemistry) Alternative form of pyoverdine. [(biochemistry) A fluorescent siderophore produced by the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa]
bile pigmentnoun(biochemistry) Any of several bilins derived from porphyrin that are found in bile; principally bilirubin and biliverdin.
verdoglobinnounA green pigment derived from hemoglobin.

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