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CHEBI:71601 - pulcherrimin

ChEBI IDCHEBI:71601
ChEBI Namepulcherrimin
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DefinitionA iron chelate in which the four oxygen atoms from pulcherriminic acid are coordinated with two iron atoms. A red extracellular pigment formed by a number of species of bacteria and some species of yeast after growth in media enriched in iron(III).
Last Modified17 January 2013
SubmitterKAX
DownloadsMolfile
FormulaC12H18Fe2N2O4
Net Charge+2
Average Mass365.976
Monoisotopic Mass365.99543
SMILESCC(C)Cc1c2[n+](c(CC(C)C)c3[n+]1[O][Fe][O]3)[O][Fe][O]2
InChIInChI=1S/C12H20N2O4.2Fe/c1-7(2)5-9-11(15)14(18)10(6-8(3)4)12(16)13(9)17;;/h7-8,15-16H,5-6H2,1-4H3;;/q;2*+2/p-2
InChIKeyXENTWZJLVFFYPY-UHFFFAOYSA-L
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
biological pigment  An endogenous molecular entity that results in a colour of an organism as the consequence of the selective absorption of light.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
pulcherrimin (CHEBI:71601) has functional parent pulcherriminic acid (CHEBI:71599)
pulcherrimin (CHEBI:71601) has role biological pigment (CHEBI:26130)
pulcherrimin (CHEBI:71601) is a iron chelate (CHEBI:5975)
IUPAC Name 
μ-[1,2-di(hydroxy-1κO)-4,5-di(hydroxy-2κO)-3,6-diisobutylpyrazinediiumato(4−)]diiron(2+)
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