porfirin

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Definition of porfirin in Turkish English dictionary

porphyrin

Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing four pyrrole rings arranged in a square; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.)

Any of a class of biologically important heterocyclic compounds of a characteristic chemical structure that includes four pyrrole groups (five-membered organic rings each containing a nitrogen atom) linked by additional carbon atoms to form a large flat ring. As biological pigments, they and closely related molecules are responsible for many of the vivid colours in living organisms, where they often occur combined with metal ions and various substituents as coordination complexes (see compound). These include the magnesium-containing chlorophylls and the iron-containing heme group, a constituent (along with protein) of, e.g., hemoglobin, the cytochromes, and the enzyme catalase. In medicine, porphyrins are used in conjunction with light, often a laser beam, to induce reactions in the body against cancer and other diseases

A class of heterocyclic compounds containing four pyrrole rings arranged in a square; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium etc)

any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues

{i} substance found in the protoplasm of plants and animals

Related Terms

porfir

geol. porphyry

porfir

porphyry

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of porfirin in Turkish Turkish dictionary

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porfir

Feldspat gibi büyük minerallerden veya çok ince tanelerden oluşan iç kaya, kayaç

porfir

Feldispat gibi büyük minerallerden ya da çok ince tanelerden oluşan kayaç

Hyphenation

por·fi·rin