Metalloporphyrin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Metalloporphyrin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any compound, such as heme, formed by a combination of a porphyrin and a metal, often iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium.
Word Forms
- metalloporphyrins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include metallochlorin, bisporphyrin, ferroporphyrin, ferriporphyrin, porphyrin, porphyrine.
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