Products 553-12-8

CAS 553-12-8 appears in our catalog under these names: Protoporphyrin ix, 95%, Protoporphyrin IX, Protoporphyrin-9, >95% (HPLC), Protoporphyrin IX/ 99.75% (existing batch purity), Protoporphyrin IX . Offered by: Combi-blocks, Chemat Brand, TRC, TargetMol, GLPBio. Available pack sizes: 1g, 250mg, on request, 100mg, 50mg, 200mg, 10g, 5g.

Structural formula: {0} (CAS {1})

Protoporphyrin is 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. It has a role as a metabolite, a photosensitizing agent, a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a protoporphyrinate and a protoporphyrin(2-).

Source: ChEBI

Identity
Molecular formulaC34H34N4O4
Molecular weight562.7 g/mol
IUPAC name3-[18-(2-carboxyethyl)-8,13-bis(ethenyl)-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-22,23-dihydroporphyrin-2-yl]propanoic acid
InChIKeyZCFFYALKHPIRKJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILESCC1=C(C2=CC3=NC(=CC4=NC(=CC5=C(C(=C(N5)C=C1N2)C=C)C)C(=C4CCC(=O)O)C)C(=C3C)CCC(=O)O)C=C

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