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porphyrinogen
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porphyrin
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-o-
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-gen
Noun
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porphyrinogen
(
plural
porphyrinogens
)
(
biochemistry
)
A
reduced
form of
porphyrin
that is an
intermediate
in the
biosynthesis
of
heme
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mesoporphyrinogen
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