porphobilin
[ pôr′fō-bī′lĭn ]
n.
An intermediate in the synthesis of porphyrins and heme.
Nearby words
- porosity,
- porotomy,
- porous,
- porously,
- porphin,
- porphobilinogen,
- porphyrean,
- porphyria,
- porphyria cutanea tarda,
- porphyrin
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