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Preferred term

Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of UROPORPHYRINOGEN III to coproporphyrinogen III by the conversion of four acetate groups to four methyl groups. It is the fifth enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME. Several forms of cutaneous PORPHYRIAS are results of this enzyme deficiency as in PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; and HEPATOERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 9024-70-8 (CAS RN)
  • Uroporphyrinogen Carboxy-Lyase
  • Uroporphyrinogen-III carboxy-lyase
  • Uroporphyrinogen III Decarboxylase

In other languages

  • French

  • 9024-70-8 (CAS RN)
  • Uroporphyrinogen-III carboxy-lyase
  • Uroporphyrinogène décarboxylase
  • Uroporphyrinogène-III carboxy-lyase

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