PORPHYRIN


Meaning of PORPHYRIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpȯr-fə-rən ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek porphyra purple

Date: 1910

: any of various compounds with a macrocyclic structure that consists essentially of four pyrrole rings joined by four =CH− groups ; especially : one (as chlorophyll or hemoglobin) containing a central metal atom and usually exhibiting biological activity

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