Mesh term Tetrapyrroles
Browse to parent terms:Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings
Macrocyclic Compounds
Pyrroles
Description
Four PYRROLES joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one to position 5 of the next. The conjugated bond system results in PIGMENTATION.Browse to child terms:
Bile Pigments
Chlorophyll
Corrinoids
Phycobilins
Porphyrins
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