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Porphobilinogen

Catalog No. DB02272 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 487-90-1 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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Storage Chembase ID: 2021

SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
3-[5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
porphobilinogen
Synonyms
2-aminomethylpyrrol-3-acetic acid 4-propionic acid
PBG
5-(Aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-propionic acid

DATABASE IDS

PubChem SID 46505854
PubChem CID 1021
CAS Number 487-90-1

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Description (English)
Item Information
Drug Groups experimental
Description Porphobilinogen is a pyrrole involved in porphyrin metabolism. It is generated by the enzyme ALA dehydratase, and converted into hydroxymethyl bilane by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase.
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