uroporphyrinogenn.
/ˌjʊərəʊpɔːfɪˈrɪnədʒən/ Biochemistry.
Any porphyrinogen in which the pyrrole rings have side chains as in a uroporphyrin.
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uroporphyrin1924
uroporphyrinogen1924
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1924 Chem. Abstr. 18 3063 (heading) Uroporphyrinogen heptamethyl ester and a new conversion of uro- into coproporphyrin.
1955 Science 17 June 878/2 Uroporphyrins and very small amounts of coproporphyrins have been recovered after incubation of uroporphyrinogen I or III..with Chlorella preparations.
1982 T. M. Devlin Textbk. Biochem. xxii. 1077/1 This enzyme acts on the side chains of the uroporphyrinogens to form the coproporphyrinogens.
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