metalloporphyrin

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(mə′tal·ō′pör·fə·rən)

(biochemistry) A compound, such as heme, consisting of a porphyrin combined with a metal such as iron, copper, silver, zinc, or magnesium.


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(mĭ-tăl'ō-pôr'fə-rĭn)
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A compound, such as heme, formed by the combination of a porphyrin with a metal.

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A combination of a metal with porphyrin, as in heme.

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