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GO: Biological Process

porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0006778
Synonyms
  • 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)
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