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uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity

Known as: uroporphyrinogen-III carboxy-lyase (coproporphyrinogen-III-forming), porphyrinogen decarboxylase activity, uroporphyrinogen-III carboxy-lyase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: uroporphyrinogen-III = coproporphyrinogen + 4 CO2. [EC:4.1.1.37]
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2001
2001
Measurement of Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase Activity
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) catalyzes decarboxylation of the four acetate side chains of urophyrinogen to form… 
1992
1992
Erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity in 80 unrelated patients with porphyria cutanea tarda
To estimate the prevalence of the subgroups of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UD… 
1990
1990
Inhibition of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity. The role of cytochrome P-450-mediated uroporphyrinogen oxidation.
It was previously shown that uroporphyrinogen oxidation is catalysed by a form of cytochrome P-450 induced by 3… 
1984
1984
In vitro inhibitory effect on porphyrinogen carboxylyase of liver extracts from TCDD treated mice.
1984
1984
Modified uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity in a yeast mutant which mimics porphyria cutanea tarda.
The isolation of a new mutant Sm1 strain of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is described: this strain was partially defective in… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Decreased hepatic uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity in porphyria cutanea tarda.
To test whether reduced hepatic uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity is a specific and intrinsic defect in porphyria cutanea… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Identification of two types of porphyria cutanea tarda by measurement of erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase.
1. Erythrocyte uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity has been measured in 27 patients with porphyria cutanea tarda, of whom 11… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Red-cell uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity in porphyria cutanea tarda and in other forms of porphyria.
To test the diagnostic specificity of reduced red-cell uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity for porphyria cutanea tarda, we… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
An inherited enzymatic defect in porphyria cutanea tarda: decreased uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity.
Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity was measured in liver and erythrocytes of normal subjects and in patients with porphyria… 
1970
1970
Porphyrin Metabolism in Experimental Hepatic Siderosis in the Rat
Summary. Experimental hepatic siderosis in the rat due to dietary iron overload produced increased urinary excretion of uro‐ and… 
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