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GO: Biological Process
porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0006778
- Synonyms
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- porphyrin metabolic process
- porphyrin metabolism
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways involving any member of a large group of derivatives or analogs of porphyrin. Porphyrins consists of a ring of four pyrrole nuclei linked each to the next at their alpha positions through a methine group. (2)
- References
- Ontology
- GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO
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Phenotype
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