Hydroxymethylbilane
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| IUPAC name 3,3′,3′′,3′′′-[3,8,13,18-Tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-19-(hydroxymethyl)-5,10,15,22,23,24-hexahydro-21H-biline-2,7,12,17-tetrayl]tetrapropanoic acid | |
| Systematic IUPAC name 3,3′,3′′,3′′′-[14,33,53,73-Tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-15-(hydroxymethyl)-11H,31H,51H,71H-1,7(2),3,5(2,5)-tetrapyrrolaheptaphane-13,34,54,74-tetrayl]tetrapropanoic acid | |
| Identifiers | |
| 3D model (JSmol) | |
| 1209089 | |
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| MeSH | hydroxymethylbilane | 
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| Properties | |
| C40H46N4O17 | |
| Molar mass | 854.81 g/mol | 
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references | |
Hydroxymethylbilane, also known as preuroporphyrinogen, is an organic compound that occurs in living organisms during the synthesis of porphyrins, a group of critical substances that include haemoglobin, myoglobin, and chlorophyll. The name is often abbreviated as HMB.