Chemicals and Drugs

Metalloporphyrins

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.

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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.

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  • Metalloporphyrin

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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.

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Indexing Annotation

iron porphyrins = HEME or HEMIN

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  • Organometallic Compounds (1968-1976)
  • Porphyrins (1966-1976)
  • specific porphyrin (1966-1976)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Metalloporphyrins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008665. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008665
  2. Metalloporphyrins. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_metal_porphyrin_complexes
  3. Metalloporphyrins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5999892