uroporphyrinogen

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uro- +‎ porphyrinogen

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uroporphyrinogen (plural uroporphyrinogens)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of tetrapyrroles with four propionic acid groups and four acetic acid groups, involved in the synthesis of porphyrin.

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