PROTOPORPHYRIN


Meaning of PROTOPORPHYRIN in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ pr ō -t ō - ' po ̇ r-f( ə -)r ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1925

: a purple porphyrin acid C 34 H 34 N 4 O 4 obtained from hemin or heme by removal of bound iron

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