Usually means: Precursor to heme, chlorophyll components.
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General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. protoporphyrin: Merriam-Webster
  2. protoporphyrin: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. protoporphyrin: Collins English Dictionary
  4. protoporphyrin: Wiktionary
  5. protoporphyrin: Dictionary.com
  6. Protoporphyrin: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. protoporphyrin: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. protoporphyrin: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. protoporphyrin: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (protoporphyrin)

▸ noun:  (biochemistry) Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion

Similar:
protophorin, protoporphyrinogen, deuteroporphyrin, ferroporphyrin, photoprotoporphyrin, mesoporphyrin, coproporphyrinogen, porphyrine, prophyrin, ferriporphyrin, more...

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deuteroporphyrin, mesoporphyrin, coproporphyrin

Phrases:
protoporphyrin iii, Protoporphyrin IX, more...

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protophorin, protoporphyrinogen, deuteroporphyrin, ferroporphyrin, photoprotoporphyrin, mesoporphyrin, coproporphyrinogen, porphyrine, prophyrin, ferriporphyrin, more...

Opposite:
deuteroporphyrin, mesoporphyrin, coproporphyrin

Phrases:
protoporphyrin iii, Protoporphyrin IX, more...



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