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hematoporphyrin

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: hematoporphyrin
(¦he·məd·ō¦pör·fə·rən)

(biochemistry) C34H38O6N Iron-free heme, a porphyrin obtained by treating hemoglobin with sulfuric acid in vitro. Also known as hemoporphyrin.


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Medical Dictionary: he·ma·to·por·phy·rin
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('mə-tō-pôr'fə-rĭn, hĭ-măt'ə-)
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A porphyrin that does not contain iron and is formed when heme or hemoglobin is decomposed by an acid. Also called hemoporphyrin.

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An iron-free derivative of heme, a product of the decomposition of hemoglobin.

 
 
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