Preferred Label : tetrapyrroles;
IUPAC definition : Natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking
position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next. porphyrins are macrocyclic
tetrapyrroles. E.g. bilin (a linear tetrapyrrole).;
Origin ID : T06291;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
See also
Natural pigments containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking
position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next. porphyrins are macrocyclic
tetrapyrroles. E.g. bilin (a linear tetrapyrrole).