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Uroporphyrins

Known as: Uroporphyrin, Uroporphyrins [Chemical/Ingredient] 
Porphyrins with four acetic acid and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings.
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15,23-dihydrosirohydrochlorin2,3-dimethyl-gemini-octaethylisobacteriochlorin20-methylsirohydrochlorinhydrogenobyrinic acid
In BloodProcess of secretionUroporphyrin 1 isomer/Creatinine:SRto:24H:Urine:QnUroporphyrin 1 isomer:MCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn

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Porphyrins

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1999
1999
Abnormal uroporphyrin levels in chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
A strong association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) has been observed, but the… 
1986
1986
Studies of the influence of chloro-substituent sites and conformational energy in polychlorinated biphenyls on uroporphyrin formation in chick-embryo liver cell cultures.
Treatment of cultured chick-embryo liver cells with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) results in decreased uroporphyrinogen… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Inhibition of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase by halogenated biphenyls in chick hepatocyte cultures. Essential role for induction of cytochrome P-448.
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.37) activity was assayed in cultures of chick-embryo hepatocytes by the changes in… 
1984
1984
Rapid semiquantitative measurement of total porphyrins in urine and feces by magnetic circular dichroism.
Magnetic circular dichroism is a suitable technique for semiquantitative determination of total porphyrins in urine and feces… 
1979
1979
Quantitation of urinary porphyrins by use of second-derivative spectroscopy.
We describe a simple, rapid procedure for measuring porphyrins in urine. After acidification of a urine specimen with… 
1967
1967
Porphyrin patterns in different types of porphyria.
Porphyrins from 38 cases of different types of porphyria were separated chromatographically and analyzed. Patients with different… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Studies on the formation of phycocyanin, porphyrins, and a blue phycobilin by wild-type and mutant strains of Cyanidium caldarium.
The synthesis of chlorophyll a and the bile-pigment and protein moieties of phycocyanin were arrested in illuminated cells of… 
1958
1958
Synthese des Uroporphyrins III
Uroporphyrin III mit asymmetrischer Anordnung der Essigsaure- und Propionsaure-Reste entsteht als Hauptprodukt aus dem… 
1957
1957
Chromatographic separation of uroporphyrins I and III and the nature of Waldenström porphyrin.
Patients with porphyria usually discharge large amounts of uroporphyrins, mainly as a mixture of the isomers I and III, as well… 
Highly Cited
1953
Highly Cited
1953
Studies of the uroporphyrins. III. An improved method for the decarboxylation of uroporphyrin.
The procedure uniformly employed for the decarboxylation of uroporphyrin to coproporphyrin is that described by Fischer and…