Definition: A group of compounds containing the porphin structure, four pyrrole rings connected by methine bridges in a cyclic configuration to which a variety of side chains are attached. The nature of the side chain is indicated by a prefix, as uroporphyrin, hematoporphyrin, etc. The porphyrins, in combination with iron, form the heme component in biologically significant compounds such as hemoglobin and myoglobin.
tetraphenylporphine sulfonate [ Fe(III)TPPS,5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine,MnTPPS,NSC 177391,T4SPP,TPPS,TPPS(4),TSPP,WR 247188,WR 247189,ferric TPPS,iron(III) tetra-4-sulfophenylporphine,manganese(III) meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine,meso-tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphine,meso-tetra(p-sulfophenyl)porphine,tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin,tetraphenylporphine sulfonate, tetrasodium salt,zinc-tetra(p-sulfophenyl)porphine ] RN given refers to parent cpd; do not confuse with tetraphenylporphinesulfonic acid; WR 247188 is for zinc-cpd; structure