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protoporphyrin

CHEBI:CHEBI_15430

Definition

A cyclic tetrapyrrole that consists of porphyrin bearing four methyl substituents at positions 3, 8, 13 and 17, two vinyl substituents at positions 7 and 12 and two 2-carboxyethyl substituents at positions 2 and 18. The parent of the class of protoporphyrins.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C34H34N4O4
Molecular Mass
562.65832
Charge
0
SMILES
Cc1c(CCC(O)=O)c2cc3[nH]c(cc4nc(cc5[nH]c(cc1n2)c(C)c5C=C)c(C)c4C=C)c(C)c3CCC(O)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C34H34N4O4/c1-7-21-17(3)25-13-26-19(5)23(9-11-33(39)40)31(37-26)16-32-24(10-12-34(41)42)20(6)28(38-32)15-30-22(8-2)18(4)27(36-30)14-29(21)35-25/h7-8,13-16,35,38H,1-2,9-12H2,3-6H3,(H,39,40)(H,41,42)/b25-13-,26-13-,27-14-,28-15-,29-14-,30-15-,31-16-,32-16-
InChIKey
KSFOVUSSGSKXFI-UJJXFSCMSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 3,3'-(3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-diyl)-bis-propionic acid
  • 3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphyrin-2,18-dipropanoic acid
  • 7,12-diethenyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethylporphyrin-2,18-dipropanoic acid
  • H2ppIX
  • Kammerer's prophyrin
  • ooporphyrin
  • Porphyrinogen IX
  • Protoporphyrin
  • Protoporphyrin IX
  • PROTOPORPHYRIN IX

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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Additional Identifiers

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Additional References

Wikipedia:Protoporphyrin_IX

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