Determination of urinary uroporphyrin by a direct extraction method.
1956
E I DRESEL, and
C RIMINGTON, and
B E TOOTH
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D011166
Porphyrins
A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is indicated by a prefix, as uroporphyrin, hematoporphyrin, etc. The porphyrins, in combination with iron, form the heme component in biologically significant compounds such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.
Porphyrin
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014556
Urine
Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.
D014578
Uroporphyrins
Porphyrins with four acetic acid and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings.