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Descriptions

A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is indicated by a prefix, as uroporphyrin, hematoporphyrin, etc. The porphyrins, in combination with iron, form the heme component in biologically significant compounds such as hemoglobin and myoglobin. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Porphyrins are created as byproducts of porphyrinogens. Hereditary enzyme disorders leading to the buildup of porphyrins or porphyrinogens cause porphyrias and affect the heme biosynthetic pathway. Most of these disorders are inherited as autosomal dominant disorders. Increased urine porphyrins are seen with congenital erythropoietic porphyria, acute intermittent porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria, variegate porphyria, and porphyria cutanea tarda. Information from LOINC partner 1 and Jacobs and DeMott Laboratory Test Handbook, 5th edition, DS Jacobs, WR DeMott and DK Oxley, 2001. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Porphyrins
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Porphyrins

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 卟啉类
Synonyms: Porph;卟啉;卟啉及相关物质;卟啉类及相关物质;成分 - 化学 - 卟啉及相关物质
fr-CA French (Canada) Porphyrines
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Porfüriinid
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Porfirinas y relacionados
it-IT Italian (Italy) Porfirine
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Porfirinler
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Порфирины
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) porfyrinen
fr-BE French (Belgium) Porphyrines