hydroxymethylbilane

noun

A molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.

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HMBpreuroporphyrinogen
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Meanings

nounhydroxymethylbilane (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethylbilanes)

plural hydroxymethylbilanes

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.

    Synonyms: HMB, preuroporphyrinogen

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA molecule involved in the metabolism of porphyrin. It is generated by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase and then converted into uroporphyrinogen III.

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HMBpreuroporphyrinogen
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APA

hydroxymethylbilane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxymethylbilane

MLA

“hydroxymethylbilane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydroxymethylbilane. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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