1 | The only known hemoglobinopathy of animals is porphyria. | |
2 | Again, Porphyria is the culprit to this age old myth. | |
3 | The virus is a very efficient harvester of light, with these porphyrins attached. | |
4 | Chlorophyll is also a chelate, the porphyrin part of the molecule being bound to iron. | |
5 | Therefore, patients with porphyria like vampires fear as the sun, can only live in the dark. |