Mesh term Porphyrins
Browse to parent terms:Pigments, Biological
Tetrapyrroles
Description
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.Browse to child terms:
Coproporphyrins
Deuteroporphyrins
Etioporphyrins
Hematoporphyrins
Mesoporphyrins
Metalloporphyrins
Porphyrinogens
Protoporphyrins
Uroporphyrins
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