About The Medical Condition Porphyrins

ClusterMed

Find the definition of the medical term Porphyrins. Porphyrins defined and explained for easy understanding at the Medical Conditions from ClusterMed.info.

Porphyrins

Porphyrins Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Porphyrins Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Porphyrins?

A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is indicated by a prefix, as uroporphyrin, hematoporphyrin, etc. The porphyrins, in combination with iron, form the heme component in biologically significant compounds such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.

More Medical Conditions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Medical Conditions Definitions Of The Day

  • Clomifen ‐ A triphenyl ethylene stilbene derivative which is an estrogen…
  • Eleventh Cranial Nerve Disease ‐ Diseases of the eleventh cranial (spinal accessory) nerve. This…
  • Studies, Concurrent ‐ Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified.…
  • Policy ‐ A course or method of action selected, usually by a government,…
  • Audit, Dental ‐ A detailed review and evaluation of selected clinical records…
  • Irritable Mood ‐ Abnormal or excessive excitability with easily triggered anger,…
  • PF 3 ‐ A lipoprotein with pronounced electronegative surface charge…
  • Lipoplasty ‐ Removal of localized subcutaneous fat deposits by suction curettage…
  • Stresnil ‐ A butyrophenone used in the treatment of…
  • Family Life Cycle ‐ A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and…