Chemicals and Drugs

Porphobilinogen

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C10H14N2O4
Molecular Weight
226.23 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
487-90-1
IUPAC Name
3-[5-(aminomethyl)-4-(carboxymethyl)-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid
InChIKey
QSHWIQZFGQKFMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1=C(C(=C(N1)CN)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O
MeSH Unique ID
D011162
Source
PubChem CID 1021

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25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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/biosyn /physiol permitted

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History Note

74(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Porphyrins (1966-1971)
  • Pyrroles (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Porphobilinogen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011162. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011162
  2. Porphobilinogen. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porphobilinogen
  3. Porphobilinogen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421178
  4. Porphobilinogen. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1021. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1021