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hydroxymethylbilane

hydroxymethylbilane noun: a molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.

Noun

hydroxymethylbilane (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethylbilanes)

  1. A molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.

Synonyms of hydroxymethylbilane

Forms of hydroxymethylbilane

pluralhydroxymethylbilanes

Questions about hydroxymethylbilane

What does hydroxymethylbilane mean?
Hydroxymethylbilane means a molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.
What part of speech is hydroxymethylbilane?
Hydroxymethylbilane is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxymethylbilane?
The plural of hydroxymethylbilane is hydroxymethylbilanes.

Words near hydroxymethylbilane in the dictionary

  1. hydroxymethylase
  2. hydroxymethylases
  3. hydroxymethylated
  4. hydroxymethylation
  5. hydroxymethylations
  6. hydroxymethylbilane
  7. hydroxymethylbilanes
  8. hydroxymethylcytosine
  9. hydroxymethylcytosines
  10. hydroxymethylene
  11. hydroxymethylenes

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