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Porphyrinogen

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mesoporphyrinogennoun(biochemistry) An intermediate in the metabolism of porphyrinogens
hematoporphyrinnoun(biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom)
haematoporphyrinnoun(biochemistry) haematoin
porphobilinogennounA pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.
protophorphyrinogennounMisspelling of protoporphyrinogen. [(biochemistry) Any of several precursors in the biosynthesis of protoporphyrin]
protoporphyrinogen oxidasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production, removing hydrogen atoms from protoporphyrinogen IX to form protoporphyrin IX.
protoporphirinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
proptoporphyrinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
bilinnoun(biochemistry) Any of various biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins.
protoporphorinnounMisspelling of protoporphyrin. [(biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion]
ferrocytochromenoun(biochemistry) the form of a cytochrome containing reduced (ferrous) iron
hæmochromogennoun(biochemistry) Substance of hemoglobin, from lack of oxygen.
hemopexinnoun(biochemistry) A serum globulin that binds heme and porphyrins
haemopexinnounAlternative form of hemopexin. [(biochemistry) A serum globulin that binds heme and porphyrins]
hemoproteinnounAlternative spelling of hemeprotein. [(biochemistry) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.]
ferrochelatasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme, localized to the mitochondrion, that catalyses the terminal (eighth) step in the biosynthesis of heme, converting protoporphyrin IX into heme
hematinnoun(biochemistry) Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state.
ferrihemoproteinnoun(biochemistry) Any form of a hemoprotein containing oxidized (ferric) iron.
chromagennoun(biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, that forms a biological pigment when attached to a protein
quinohemoproteinnoun(biochemistry) A quinoprotein form of a hemoprotein

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