Uroporphyrinogen III
N
CH
3
CH2
CH
=
N
CH
3
CH
CH2
N
CH
3
CH2
CH2
.
HOOC
N
CH
3
CH2
COOH
CH2
.
The two
enzymes that
act to join 4
PBG molecules
Reaction occurs
in cytoplasm
Uroporophyrinogen
III synthase
Uroporophyrinogen
decarboxylase