porphyrins

group of compounds containing four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q422926
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porphyrins

Summary

porphyrins is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. porphyrins ranks in the top 6% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (927 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • porphyrins's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • porphyrins is a type of cyclic tetrapyrrole[4].
  • porphyrins is a type of biological pigment[5].
  • porphyrins is part of porphyrin-containing compound metabolic process[6].
  • porphyrins is part of porphyrin-containing compound biosynthetic process[7].
  • porphyrins is part of porphyrin-containing compound catabolic process[8].
  • porphyrins's Commons category is recorded as Porphyrins[9].
  • porphyrins's found in taxon is recorded as Pinctada imbricata[10].
  • porphyrins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Porphyrins[11].
  • porphyrins's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[12].
  • porphyrins's different from is recorded as Perforin 1[13].

Why It Matters

porphyrins ranks in the top 6% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (927 views/month).[2] porphyrins has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] porphyrins is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Sea as a color palette: the ecology and evolution of fluorescence. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . THE PIGMENTATION OF MOLLUSCAN SHELLS. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). porphyrins. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/porphyrins
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Instance of
    Subclass of cyclic tetrapyrrole, biological pigment
    Subclass of
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565600005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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