dipyrromethane cofactor

made up of 2 moles of porphobilinogen linked together; one of the pyrrole rings is covalently linked to the porphobilinogen deaminase through a cysteine residue

Also Known As:

pyrromethane cofactor

Networked: 1 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Heterocyclic Compounds: 198
- 1-Ring Heterocyclic Compounds
  - Azoles: 2138
    - Pyrroles: 369
      - Porphobilinogen: 215
        dipyrromethane cofactor: 1

Experts

1.	Al-Dbass, A: 1 article (06/2003)
2.	Butler, D: 1 article (06/2003)
3.	McNeill, L A: 1 article (06/2003)
4.	Sarwar, M: 1 article (06/2003)
5.	Shoolingin-Jordan, P M: 1 article (06/2003)

Related Diseases

1.	Acute Intermittent Porphyria (Porphyria, Acute) 06/01/2003 - "Porphobilinogen deaminase mutants that cause acute intermittent porphyria have been investigated as recombinant proteins expressed in Escherichia coli, yielding important insight into the mechanism of dipyrromethane cofactor assembly and tetrapyrrole chain polymerization. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Tetrapyrroles
2.	Recombinant Proteins
3.	Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase (Porphobilinogen Deaminase)