Protoporphyrin IX 8,13-Bis(vinyl)-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-dipropionic acid CAS: 553-12-8 MDL: MFCD00151109
Field of Interest: Heme, Cytochrome C and Chlorophyll Biosynthesis, Inflammation activity, Photosynthesis and Chlorophyll degradation product
Background: Protoporphyrin IX is active as a photosensitizer and is a component of nitric oxide synthase for NOS generation.1, 2 It is a substrate for heme oxygenases affording cellular protection and producing biliverdin and CO, a secondary messenger in cells, and metallated (Fe) versions of heme is one of the most abundant and widely used metalloporphyrins in the biosphere 3,4
Molecular weight: 562.658 g/mol
Molecular Formula: C34H34N4O4
CAS Number: Â 553-12-8
Storage: Store at–20 °C, under dry conditions.
Synonyms: ChEMBL267548, 2,18-Porphinedipropionic acid, 3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-7,12-divinyl-, 21H,23H-Porphine-2,18-dipropanoic acid, 7,12-diethenyl-3,8,13,17-tetramethyl-,  3,3′-(3,7,12,17-Tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphin-2,18-diyl)di(propionsaure), 3,3′-(3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphine-2,18-diyl)di(propionic acid), Acide 3,3′-(3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphine-2,18-diyl)dipropionique, acido 3,3′-(3,7,12,17-tetrametil-8,13-divinilporfina-2,18-diil)dipropionico, Kammerer’s porphyrin, NSC 177389, NSC 2632, Ooporphyrin, Protoporphyrin, Protoporphyrin IX
References:
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