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porphin

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porphin /por·phin/ (por´fin) the fundamental ring structure of four linked pyrrole nuclei around which porphyrins, hemin, cytochromes, and chlorophyll are built.
por·phin (pôrfn) or por·phine (-fn)
n.
The unsubstituted heterocyclic ring consisting of four pyrrole rings; it is the basic unit of the porphyrins.

porphin [por´fin]
the fundamental ring structure of four linked pyrrole nuclei around which porphyrins, hemin, cytochromes, and chlorophyll are built.

porphin
the fundamental ring structure of four linked pyrrole nuclei around which porphyrins, hemin, cytochromes and chlorophyll are built.


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