porphobilinogen

Introduction

Aminolevulinate & porphobilinogen are increased in urine of patients with acute intermittent porphyria, & to a lesser extent in hereditary coproporphyria & during acute attacks of variegate porphyria.

More general terms

• pyrrole
• intermediary metabolite

Additional terms

• heme synthesis
• porphobilinogen in 24 hour urine

Patient information

porphobilinogen patient information

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1021