porphyrin

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Porphyrin

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From German Porphyrin, shortened from Hämatoporphyrin (haematoporphyrin).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

porphyrin (plural porphyrins)

  1. (organic chemistry) 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.).

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

See also

[edit]