The molecule is a metalloprotoporphyrin in which the four pyrrole nitrogens of the protoporphyrin moiety are coordinated to iron. It is the most abundant of the heme compounds. It is a heme and a metalloprotoporphyrin.
3-[18-(2-carboxyethyl)-7,12-bis(ethenyl)-3,8,13,17-tetramethylporphyrin-21,23-diid-2-yl]propanoic acid;iron(2+)