title: [Polychromatism in eggshell or domestic quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica). IV. Porphyrin biosynthesis in uteri of phenotypes belonging to the dominant form].
abstract: With the introduction of delta-aminolevulinic acid, uterin extracts, in vitro, can synthesize porphyrins (uroporphyrin, 62%; coproporphyrin, 27%; and protoporphyrin, 11%). At the stage where the uterus contains a white egg, various phenotypes in the dominant form are capable of synthesizing with the introduction of delta-aminolevulinic acid, the same quantity of porphyrins. These results are interpreted, assuming the existence of differences in the activity of the enzymes involved during the laying cycle.
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003306:Coproporphyrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003370:Coturnix; D004528:Egg Shell; D005260:Female; D005799:Genes, Dominant; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010641:Phenotype; D011166:Porphyrins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011524:Protoporphyrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011784:Quail; D014578:Uroporphyrins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003306:Coproporphyrins; D011166:Porphyrins; D011524:Protoporphyrins; D014578:Uroporphyrins; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid
vernacular_title: Polychromatisme de la coquille de l'oeuf chez la caille domestique (Coturnix coturnix japonica). IV. Biosynthèse des porphyrines par des utérus de phénotypes appartenant à la forme dominante