porphyrin
Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square…Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
Meaning
1 sensesAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
Porphyrin
- any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues
Translations
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Origin
From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (“haematoporphyrin”).
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Forms
plural: porphyrins| Singular | porphyrin |
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