Nitrogen Metabolism

The Nitrogen Metabolism section includes posts/pages discussing whole body nitrogen homeostasis, the disposition of waste nitrogen via the urea cycle, the diseases that result from defects in the urea cycle, the synthesis of heme, the diseases that result from disorders in the enzymes of heme synthesis, the catabolism of heme, the detoxification o bilirubin, and the diseases that result from defects in the metabolism of bilirubin..

Heme and Bilirubin Metabolism

Heme and Bilirubin Metabolism

Last Updated: October 10, 2024 Introduction to Heme Biosynthesis Porphyrins are complex chemical compounds that are large heterocyclic organic ring structures. The complex ring structures of porphyrins are composed of four modified pyrrole (5-membered organic ring)...