noun🔗SharePorphyrine, une classe de composés hétérocycliquesAny 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. "L'hémoglobine, la molécule qui transporte l'oxygène dans notre sang, contient un cycle porphyrine avec un atome de fer en son centre.compoundbiochemistrychemistrysubstancemedicinephysiologybiologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
