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porphobilinogen

porphobilinogen noun: a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.

Noun

porphobilinogen (countable and uncountable, plural porphobilinogens)

  1. A pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.
    Synonyms:
    PBG

Synonyms of porphobilinogen

Forms of porphobilinogen

pluralporphobilinogens

Origin of porphobilinogen

From porphobilin + -o- + -gen.

Questions about porphobilinogen

What does porphobilinogen mean?
Porphobilinogen means a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism, generated by aminolevulinate and the enzyme ALA dehydratase.
What part of speech is porphobilinogen?
Porphobilinogen is a noun.
What is the plural of porphobilinogen?
The plural of porphobilinogen is porphobilinogens.

Words near porphobilinogen in the dictionary

  1. porphine
  2. porphines
  3. porphinoid
  4. porphinoids
  5. porphins
  6. porphobilinogen
  7. porphobilinogens
  8. porphodimethene
  9. porphodimethenes
  10. porphomethene
  11. porphomethenes

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