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True or false? Blood is red because of the iron in hemoglobin. “Red blood cells” A close-up of red blood cells within a capillary. Over 99 percent of the blood vessels in the body are capillaries, even though they only hold 5 percent of the body’s blood. False por·phy·rin Function: noun
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True or false? Blood is red because of the iron in hemoglobin. “Red blood cells” A close-up of red blood cells within a capillary. Over 99 percent of the blood vessels in the body are capillaries, even though they only hold 5 percent of the body’s blood.
False por·phy·rin Function: noun Etymology: from Greek porphyrapurple -any of various compounds with a macrocyclic structure that consists essentially of four pyrrole rings joined by four =CH- groups; especially : one (as chlorophyll or hemoglobin) containing a central metal atom and usually exhibiting biological activity
the pyrrole ring is formed Glycine + Succinyl CoA Protoporphyrin IX
The Adler synthesis of simple, symmetrically substituted porphyrins: Meso position R = phenyl (TPP) toluyl (TTP) p-chlorophenyl (TClPP)
Ligand Synthesis: Condensations are a Theme Schiff-Base Ligands
Watson-Crick Base Pairing Triplex DNA Base Pairing