uroporphyrinogen
uroporphyrinogen · uroporphyrinogens
Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid…Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.
Origin
From uro- + porphyrinogen.From uro- + porphyrinogen.
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Forms
plural: uroporphyrinogens| Singular | uroporphyrinogen |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpreuroporphyrinogen
See also
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