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Created: 2011-11-20T20:21:23Z

Last modified: 2014-07-03T19:59:52Z

Notation: 6121

porfirin  

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  • Information A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is indicated by a prefix, as uroporphyrin, hematoporphyrin, etc. The porphyrins, in combination with iron, form the heme component in biologically significant compounds such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.

    Created: 2/6/25

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