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corrin
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corrin /cor·rin/ (kor´in) a tetrapyrrole ring system resembling the porphyrin ring system. The cobalamins contain a corrin ring system.
cor·rin (kôrn)
n.
The cyclic system of four pyrrole rings forming the central structure of the vitamin B12 and related compounds.


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Vitamin B12 is used to designate a family of compounds called cobalamins, distinguished by a corrin ring, with a central cobalt atom which confers the vitamin's bright red colour.
Vitamins B6, B12 and folate. (Continuing Education) by Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
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