Abstract
Summary
Liver homogenates of rats treated with allyl-isopropyl-acetyl-carbamide (Sedormid) converted PBG to porphyrin at approximately the same rate as homogenates of normal rat liver. It is concluded that the excess PBG in the liver and urine of the “porphyric” rats is due to overproduction and not to a block in its further metabolism.
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