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Porphyrinogens which are intermediates in heme biosynthesis. They have four acetic acid and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings. Uroporphyrinogen I and III are formed from polypyrryl methane in the presence of uroporphyrinogen III cosynthetase and uroporphyrin I synthetase, respectively. They can yield uroporphyrins by autooxidation or coproporphyrinogens by decarboxylation.
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- Uroporphyrinogen III
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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porphyrins
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91(76); was see under PORPHYRINOGENS 1976-90
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- Porphyrinogens (1975)
- Porphyrins (1971-1974)
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- National Library of Medicine. Uroporphyrinogens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014577. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014577
- Uroporphyrinogens. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uroporphyrinogen
- Uroporphyrinogens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3552432