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Tetrapyrroles are a
class of
chemical compounds that
contain four
pyrrole or pyrrole-like rings. The pyrrole/pyrrole
derivatives are
linked by (=(CH)-...
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linear tetrapyrrole compound that,
along with the
related colorless compound urobilinogen, are
degradation products of the
cyclic tetrapyrrole heme. Urobilin...
- red, yellow, purple, and brown.
Chlorophylls degrade into
colorless tetrapyrroles known as
nonfluorescent chlorophyll catabolites (NCCs). As the predominant...
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Phycocyanobilin is a blue phycobilin, i.e., a
tetrapyrrole chromop****
found in
cyanobacteria and in the
chloroplasts of red algae, glaucophytes, and some...
- monoxide. The next step is the
reduction of
biliverdin to a
yellow color tetrapyrrole pigment called bilirubin by
cytosolic enzyme biliverdin reductase. This...
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synthesis of
fatty acids such as
palmitic acid, many
amino acids, and
tetrapyrrole compounds such as heme. In general,
leucoplasts are much
smaller than...
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organic chemistry,
chlorins are
tetrapyrrole pigments that are
partially hydrogenated porphyrins. The
parent chlorin is an
unstable compound which undergoes...
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Nucleotide metabolism Proteins:
Amino acids Amino acid
metabolism Other:
Tetrapyrroles Heme
Chemical synthesis Artificial gene
synthesis Biomimetic synthesis...
- (EC 4.2.1.75) is an
enzyme involved in the
metabolism of the
cyclic tetrapyrrole compound porphyrin. It is
involved in the
conversion of hydroxymethyl...
- is a
coordination complex "consisting of an iron ion
coordinated to a
tetrapyrrole acting as a
tetradentate ligand, and to one or two
axial ligands". The...
