id | GO:0004418   Detailed information |
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  name | hydroxymethylbilane synthase activity |
  namespace | molecular_function |
  def | "Catalysis of the reaction: H(2)O + 4 porphobilinogen = hydroxymethylbilane + 4 NH(4)(+)." [EC:2.5.1.61, RHEA:13188] |
  comment | Note that this function was formerly EC:4.3.1.8. |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "(4-(2-carboxyethyl)-3-(carboxymethyl)pyrrol-2-yl)methyltransferase (hydrolyzing) activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "(4-[2-carboxyethyl]-3-[carboxymethyl]pyrrol-2-yl)methyltransferase (hydrolysing)" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "HMB-synthase activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "porphobilinogen ammonia-lyase (polymerizing)" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "porphobilinogen deaminase activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "porphobilinogen:(4-[2-carboxyethyl]-3-[carboxymethyl]pyrrol-2-yl)methyltransferase (hydrolysing)" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "pre-uroporphyrinogen synthase activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "uroporphyrinogen I synthase activity" NARROW [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "uroporphyrinogen I synthetase activity" NARROW [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "uroporphyrinogen synthase activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  synonym | "uroporphyrinogen synthetase activity" EXACT [EC:2.5.1.61] |
  xref | EC:2.5.1.61 |
  xref | KEGG:R00084 |
  xref | MetaCyc:OHMETHYLBILANESYN-RXN |
  xref | Reactome:11374 "hydroxymethylbilane synthase activity" |
  xref | RHEA:13188 |
  is_a | GO:0016765 ! transferase activity, transferring alkyl or aryl (other than methyl) groups |
  DPGLEAN01816