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protophorin

protophorin is the alternative form of protoporphyrin.

Meaning of protoporphyrin

Noun

protoporphyrin (plural protoporphyrins)

  1. Any porphyrin that lacks a central metal ion

Forms of protophorin

pluralprotophorins

Questions about protophorin

What is protophorin the alternative form of?
Protophorin is the alternative form of protoporphyrin.

Words near protophorin in the dictionary

  1. protophilosophies
  2. protophilosophy
  3. protophloem
  4. protophloems
  5. protophobic
  6. protophorin
  7. protophorins
  8. protophorphyrinogen
  9. protophosphide
  10. protophosphides
  11. protophyll

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