Protoporphyrinogen IX

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Protoporphyrinogen IX
Identifiers
CAS number 7412-77-3
PubChem 1039
MeSH protoporphyrinogen
Properties
Molecular formula C34H52N4O4
Molar mass 580.801 g/mol
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Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Protoporphyrinogen IX is a precursor for protoporphyrin IX. See Porphyrins for the pathway and more information.


See also

Types of tetrapyrroles
Bilanes
(Linear)
Phytobilins
  • Phytochromobilin
Phycobilins
Macrocycle
Phytoporphyrins
Reduced
porphyrins
Porphyrinogens
  • Chlorophyllide (a, b)
  • Chlorophyll (a, b)
  • Phaeophytin (a, b)
  • Bacteriochlorophyll c
Bacteriochlorins
  • Bacteriochlorophyll a
Isobacteriochlorins
Corphins
  • Biochemical families: carbohydrates
    • alcohols
    • glycoproteins
    • glycosides
  • lipids
    • eicosanoids
    • fatty acids / intermediates
    • phospholipids
    • sphingolipids
    • steroids
  • nucleic acids
    • constituents / intermediates
  • proteins
    • Amino acids / intermediates
  • tetrapyrroles / intermediates
Porphyrin biosynthesis
early mitochondrial:
cytosolic:
late mitochondrial:
Heme degradation
and excretion
Breakdown of heme
spleen:
blood:
liver:
Intestine, excretion in feces
Kidney, excretion in urine

M: MET

mt, k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, a/u, n, m

k, cgrp/y/i, f/h/s/l/o/e, au, n, m, epon

m (A16/C10), i (k, c/g/r/p/y/i, f/h/s/o/e, a/u, n, m)

M: MYL

cell/phys (coag, heme, immu, gran), csfs

rbmg/mogr/tumr/hist, sysi/epon, btst

drug (B1/2/3+5+6), btst, trns

  • Biochemical families: carbohydrates
    • alcohols
    • glycoproteins
    • glycosides
  • lipids
    • eicosanoids
    • fatty acids / intermediates
    • phospholipids
    • sphingolipids
    • steroids
  • nucleic acids
    • constituents / intermediates
  • proteins
    • Amino acids / intermediates
  • tetrapyrroles / intermediates
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