CHEBI:26214 - porphyrins

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ChEBI Name porphyrins
ChEBI ID CHEBI:26214
Definition Natural pigments containing a fundamental skeleton of four pyrrole nuclei united through the α-positions by four methine groups to form a macrocyclic structure.
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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).
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Outgoing porphyrins (CHEBI:26214) has role cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
porphyrins (CHEBI:26214) is a cyclic tetrapyrrole (CHEBI:36309)
Incoming β-substituted porphyrin (CHEBI:52187) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
5,10,15-trisubstituted porphyrin (CHEBI:52533) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
5,15-disubstituted porphyrin (CHEBI:52534) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
meso-substituted porphyrin (CHEBI:52188) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
bacteriochlorins (CHEBI:52581) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
borylporphyrin (CHEBI:52190) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Chlorophyll c (CHEBI:169569) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
coproporphyrin (CHEBI:23388) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Coproporphyrin II (CHEBI:197280) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
cytoporphyrins (CHEBI:36178) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Deuteroporphyrin IX (CHEBI:185544) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
dihydroporphyrin (CHEBI:52535) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Dimethylprotoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester (CHEBI:169553) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
diporphyrin (CHEBI:52212) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
formylporphyrin (CHEBI:52536) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
haloporphyrin (CHEBI:52178) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Harderoporphyrin (CHEBI:169840) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Harderoporphyrinogen (CHEBI:183611) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Heptacarboxylporphyrin I (CHEBI:89912) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Heptacarboxylporphyrin III (CHEBI:169858) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
isobacteriochlorins (CHEBI:52582) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Isocoproporphyrin (CHEBI:177666) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
isoporphyrin (CHEBI:52538) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
mesoporphyrins (CHEBI:59559) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
metalloporphyrin (CHEBI:25216) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
octaethylporphyrin (CHEBI:52183) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Pentacarboxyl porphyrinogen III (CHEBI:177797) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
Pentaporphyrin I (CHEBI:174230) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
phenylporphyrin (CHEBI:52539) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
porphyrin (CHEBI:8337) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
porphyrinogens (CHEBI:36321) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
protoporphyrins (CHEBI:26361) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
triporphyrin (CHEBI:52540) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
uroporphyrin (CHEBI:27259) is a porphyrins (CHEBI:26214)
IUPAC Name
porphyrins
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Last Modified
06 August 2014