Medical Dictionary

metalloporphyrin

noun me·tal·lo·por·phy·rin \mə-ˌtal-ō-ˈpr-fə-rən\

Medical Definition of METALLOPORPHYRIN

:  a compound (as heme) formed from a porphyrin and a metal ion

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