Term Name: porphobilinogen synthase activity
Synonyms: 5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing), 5-aminolevulinate hydro-lyase (adding 5-aminolevulinate and cyclizing; porphobilinogen-forming), 5-levulinic acid dehydratase activity, aminolevulinate dehydratase activity, aminolevulinic dehydratase activity, delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase activity, delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydrase activity, delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity, delta-aminolevulinic dehydratase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 2 5-aminolevulinate = 2 H2O + H+ + porphobilinogen.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004655]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: hydro-lyase activity