释义 |
por·phin \ˈpȯrfə̇n\ noun also por·phine \“, -ˌfēn\ (-s) Etymology: porphyrin : a deep purple crystalline compound C20H14N4 that is made synthetically from pyrrole and formaldehyde, contains four pyrrole rings joined by methenyl groups so as to give a heterocyclic arrangement, and forms the essential skeletal structure of the porphyrins, heme, and chlorophyll — compare structural formula |