CHEBI:52538 - isoporphyrin

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ChEBI Name isoporphyrin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:52538
Definition A compound which is a tautomer of porphyrin containing a saturated meso carbon atom.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): 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).
(via porphyrins )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing isoporphyrin (CHEBI:52538) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Incoming phlorin (CHEBI:52560) is a isoporphyrin (CHEBI:52538)
Synonym Source
isoporphyrins ChEBI
Last Modified
24 February 2011