Structured Summary
Abstract
Porphyrins which are combined with a metal ion. The metal is bound equally to all four nitrogen atoms of the pyrrole rings. They possess characteristic absorption spectra which can be utilized for identification or quantitative estimation of porphyrins and porphyrin-bound compounds.
MeSH Record
Classification
Broader headings
Narrower headings
Related Concepts
Knowledge Graph
Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.
MeSH Record
Synonyms
1 entry terms
- Metalloporphyrin
MeSH Record
Aspects Covered
26 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
MeSH Record
Indexing Annotation
iron porphyrins = HEME or HEMIN
MeSH Record
History Note
77
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Organometallic Compounds (1968-1976)
- Porphyrins (1966-1976)
- specific porphyrin (1966-1976)
MeSH Hierarchy
Tree Numbers
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Metalloporphyrins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008665. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008665
- Metalloporphyrins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_metal_porphyrin_complexes
- Metalloporphyrins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5999892