uroporphyrin

Turacin is a naturally occurring red pigment that is 6% copper complexed to uroporphyrin 111.

Additionally, patients will often void a wine-red color urine with an increased concentration of uroporphyrin I due to their enzymatic deficiency.

Coproporphyrin, protoporphyrin, and uroporphyrin are three porphyrins related to red blood cells, which can normally be measured in small amounts in the human blood stream.

Turacoverdin is a unique copper uroporphyrin pigment responsible for the bright green coloration of several birds of the family Musophagidae, most notably the turaco.

Infection Thalassemia Sideroblastic anemia Lead poisoning Iron deficiency anemia Erythropoietic anemia Increased erythropoiesis Increased uroporphyrin levels may indicate:

A common condition seen in animals is congenital porphyria due to the accumulation of Uroporphyrin, which is deposited in the teeth and bones, giving them a pink discolouration, or excreted through the urine, exhibiting a pinkish fluorescence under ultraviolet light.