CHEBI:27888 - chlorophyll b

ChEBI IDCHEBI:27888
ChEBI Namechlorophyll b
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ASCII Namechlorophyll b
Secondary ChEBI IDsCHEBI:3632, CHEBI:23158, CHEBI:48802
Last Modified6 August 2025
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FormulaC55H70MgN4O6
Net Charge0
Average Mass907.492
Monoisotopic Mass906.51458
SMILES[H]C(=O)C1=C(CC)C2=[N+]3C1=Cc1c(C=C)c(C)c4[n]1[Mg-2]31[n]3c(c(C)c5c3=C(C3=[N+]1C(=C4)[C@@H](C)[C@@H]3CCC(=O)OC/C=C(\C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)[C@@H](C(=O)OC)C5=O)=C2
InChIInChI=1S/C55H71N4O6.Mg/c1-12-38-35(8)42-27-43-36(9)40(23-24-48(61)65-26-25-34(7)22-16-21-33(6)20-15-19-32(5)18-14-17-31(3)4)52(58-43)50-51(55(63)64-11)54(62)49-37(10)44(59-53(49)50)28-46-39(13-2)41(30-60)47(57-46)29-45(38)56-42;/h12,25,27-33,36,40,51H,1,13-24,26H2,2-11H3,(H-,56,57,58,59,60,62);/q-1;+2/p-1/b34-25+;/t32-,33-,36+,40+,51-;/m1./s1
InChIKeyNSMUHPMZFPKNMZ-VBYMZDBQSA-M
Roles Classification
Biological Roles:
cofactor  An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
cofactor  An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
chlorophyll b (CHEBI:27888) has functional parent chlorophyllide b (CHEBI:38209)
chlorophyll b (CHEBI:27888) has role cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
chlorophyll b (CHEBI:27888) is a chlorophyll (CHEBI:28966)
chlorophyll b (CHEBI:27888) is conjugate acid of chlorophyll b(1−) (CHEBI:61721)
Incoming Relation(s)
chlorophyll b(1−) (CHEBI:61721) is conjugate base of chlorophyll b (CHEBI:27888)
IUPAC Name 
[methyl (3S,4S,21R)-9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-13-formyl-4,8,18-trimethyl-20-oxo-3-(3-oxo-3-{[(2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-en-1-yl]oxy}propyl)phorbine-21-carboxylatato(2−)-κ4N23,N24,N25,N26]magnesium
Synonyms  Source
Chlorophyll bKEGG COMPOUND
chlorophyll bJCBN
CHLOROPHYLL BPDBeChem
(SP-4-2)-((2E,7R,11R)-3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2-hexadecenyl (3S,4S,21R)-9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-13-formyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,18-trimethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(2−)-κN23N24N25N26)-magnesiumChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C05307KEGG COMPOUND
CHLPDBeChem
C00007376KNApSAcK
Registry NumbersSources
Gmelin:632951Gmelin
Beilstein:4651995Beilstein
Beilstein:1208909Beilstein
CAS:519-62-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:519-62-0ChemIDplus