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porphobilinogens

porphobilinogens is the plural of porphobilinogen.

Meaning of porphobilinogen

Noun

porphobilinogen (countable and uncountable, plural porphobilinogens)

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

Questions about porphobilinogens

What is porphobilinogens the plural of?
Porphobilinogens is the plural of porphobilinogen.

Words near porphobilinogens in the dictionary

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

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