coproporphyrin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

copro- +‎ porphyrin

Noun[edit]

coproporphyrin (plural coproporphyrins)

  1. (biochemistry) Any of several related porphyrin compounds found normally in feces as an oxidation product of coproporphyrinogens