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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− or...
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linear tetrapyrrole compound that,
along with the
related colorless compound urobilinogen, are
degradation products of the
cyclic tetrapyrrole heme. Urobilin...
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organic chemistry,
chlorins are
tetrapyrrole pigments that are
partially hydrogenated porphyrins. The
parent chlorin is an
unstable compound which undergoes...
- 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...
- (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...
- animals. In
these two examples, a
metal is
complexed at the
center of a
tetrapyrrole macrocycle ring: the
metal being iron in the heme
group (iron in a porphyrin...
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Nucleotide metabolism Proteins:
Amino acids Amino acid
metabolism Other:
Tetrapyrroles Heme
Chemical synthesis Artificial gene
synthesis Biomimetic synthesis...
- pigments, and so colours,
provide different benefits to the plant.
Tetrapyrroles (green, blue-green, red) ****ist in both
flower detection and photosynthesis;...
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Uroporphyrinogen III is a
tetrapyrrole, the
first macrocyclic intermediate in the
biosynthesis of heme, chlorophyll,
vitamin B12, and siroheme. It is a...
