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Preferred term

Uroporphyrinogen III Synthetase  

Type

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Definition

  • An enzyme that catalyzes the cyclization of hydroxymethylbilane to yield UROPORPHYRINOGEN III and water. It is the fourth enzyme in the 8-enzyme biosynthetic pathway of HEME, and is encoded by UROS gene. Mutations of UROS gene result in CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA.

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Entry terms

  • 37340-55-9 (CAS RN)
  • Cosynthase
  • Hydroxymethylbilane hydro-lyase (cyclizing)
  • Uroporphyrinogen III Cosynthetase
  • Uroporphyrinogen-III Synthase
  • Uroporphyrinogen Isomerase

In other languages

  • French

  • 37340-55-9 (CAS RN)
  • Hydroxymethylbilane hydro-lyase (cyclizing)
  • Uroporphyrinogène-III cosynthase
  • Uroporphyrinogène-III synthase

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