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Inorganic Chemicals > Coordination Complexes > Metalloporphyrins
Organic Chemicals > Coordination Complexes > Metalloporphyrins
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings > Tetrapyrroles > Porphyrins > Metalloporphyrins
Polycyclic Compounds > Macrocyclic Compounds > Tetrapyrroles > Porphyrins > Metalloporphyrins
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Azoles > Pyrroles > Tetrapyrroles > Porphyrins > Metalloporphyrins
Biological Factors > Pigments, Biological > Porphyrins > Metalloporphyrins

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Metalloporphyrins  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Metalloporphyrin

Note

  • iron porphyrins = HEME or HEMIN

Scope note

  • Porphyrins which are combined with a metal ion. The metal is bound equally to all four nitrogen atoms of the pyrrole rings. They possess characteristic absorption spectra which can be utilized for identification or quantitative estimation of porphyrins and porphyrin-bound compounds.

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