noun🔗SharePorfirina, una clase de compuestos heterocíclicosAny of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.)."Hemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen in our blood, contains a porphyrin ring with an iron atom at its center. "La hemoglobina, la molécula que transporta oxígeno en nuestra sangre, contiene un anillo de porfirina con un átomo de hierro en su centro.compoundbiochemistrychemistrysubstancemedicinephysiologybiologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
