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Protoporphyrins

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ixnoun(Internet) Initialism of Internet exchange.
porphyrinnoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of heterocyclic compounds containing pyrrole rings arranged in a square or other similar shape; they are important in biochemistry in a form with a metal atom in the central cavity (hemoglobin with iron, chlorophyll with magnesium, etc.).
protoplastnoun(biology) The contents of a plant cell.
protoxidenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any of a series of oxides of a particular metal that has the fewest atoms of oxygen per molecule
phosphoproteinnoun(biochemistry) any protein containing bound phosphate or complexed with a phospholipid
phthalocyaninenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a family of macrocyclic compounds having a structure similar to that of porphyrin; they are blue/green pigments that are used in plastics and enamels.
plastocyaninnoun(biochemistry) An important copper-containing protein, involved in electron transfer
phycocyaninnoun(biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.
protonsnoun(particle physics) A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark.
pyrrolenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms and a nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₅N.
protirelinnoun(pharmacology) Thyrotropin-releasing hormone.
glycoproteinsnoun(biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates.
protopoditenoun(zoology) The basal segment of the limb of a crustacean
chromophorenoun(chemistry) that part of the molecule of a dye responsible for its colour
protodermnoun(botany) the primary meristem from which the epidermis develops
pyrophosphatenoun(inorganic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
pyroxylinnoun(organic chemistry) A highly inflammable form of nitrocellulose; used in the manufacture of collodion and lacquers.
pyocyaninnoun(biochemistry) A greenish-blue pigment, produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, that is an antibiotic and antifungal agent
phytochromenoun(biochemistry) Any of a class of pigments that control most photomorphogenic responses in higher plants
proteoglycannoun(biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains

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