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Porphyrin
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| - | + | Porphyrins are a macrocyclic compounds containing four pyrole rings. Can you identify them in the scene to the right? The four pyrole rings are connected together by four <scene name='Porphyrin/Methenyl/1'>methenyl groups</scene>. Porphyrins are distinguished from each other by the substituents attached to the pyrole rings. Can you identify the pyrole substituents on this porphyrin (protoporphyrin IX)? They are <scene name='Porphyrin/Methyl_groups/1'>methyl</scene>, <scene name='Porphyrin/Vinyl_groups/1'>vinyl</scene> and <scene name='Porphyrin/Propioic_groups/1'>propioic acid</scene> groups. | |
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Porphyrins are a macrocyclic compounds containing four pyrole rings. Can you identify them in the scene to the right? The four pyrole rings are connected together by four . Porphyrins are distinguished from each other by the substituents attached to the pyrole rings. Can you identify the pyrole substituents on this porphyrin (protoporphyrin IX)? They are , and groups.
