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Record 1 2003-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A class of red-pigmented compounds with a cyclic tetrapyrrolic structure in which the four pyrrole rings are joined through their 2-carbon atoms by four methane bridges (=C-).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Nom générique des composés formés de quatre noyaux pyrroliques et possédant la porphine comme squelette.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Derivado pirrólico sin hierro ni magnesio producido por numerosas plantas y tejidos de animales.

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