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porphin


porphin
A chemical made up of four pyrrole molecules linked by carbon-hydrogen bridges. The bonding arrangement within porphin is responsible for the reddish color of its derivatives. Porphin is the building block of both heme (found in hemoglobin) and chlorophyll.


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