Definition of Uroporphyrinogen

1. Noun. (biochemistry) Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin. ¹

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Medical Definition of Uroporphyrinogen

1. See: porphyrinogens. Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase, an enzyme that participates in haem biosynthesis; it catalyses the decarboxylation of uroporphyrinogen III to produce coproporphyrinogen III; it also acts on uroporphyrinogen I; a deficiency of this enzyme will result in either porphyria cutanea tarda or hepatoerythropoietic porphyria. Uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase, an enzyme in haem biosynthesis that participates in the formation of uroporphyrinogen III; a deficiency of this protein results in congenital erythropoietic porphyria. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Uroporphyrinogen

urophanic
urophein
urophiles
uropod
uropodal
uropodous
uropods
uropoetic
uropoiesis
uropoietic
uropoietic system
uroporphyrin-III C-methyltransferase
uroporphyrinogen-III synthase
uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase
uroporphyrinogens
uroporphyrins
uropsammus
uropterin
uropurpurin
uropygia
uropygial
uropygial gland
uropygid
uropygium
uropygiums

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