Description / Application
Protoporphyrin is a cyclic tetrapyrrole that consists of porphyrin bearing four methyl substituents at positions 3, 8, 13 and 17, two vinyl substituents at positions 7 and 12 and two 2-carboxyethyl substituents at positions 2 and 18. The parent of the class of protoporphyrins. It has a role as a metabolite, a photosensitizing agent, a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a protoporphyrinate and a protoporphyrin(2-).
Identities
| Alternative Name | 3,7,12,17-Tetramethyl-8,13-divinyl-2,18-porphinedipropionic acid, Kammerer's porphyrin, Ooporphyrin; Porphyrinogen IX; Ooporphyrin |
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| Molecular Formula | C34H34N4O4 |
| Molecular Weight | 562.7 |
| MFCD | MFCD00151109 |
Safety
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| Signal Word | Warning |
| Hazard Statements | H315;H319;H335 |
| Precautionary Statements | P261;P264;P271;P280;P302+P352;P304+P340;P305+P351+P338;P312;P321;P332+P313;P337+P313;P362;P403+P233;P405;P501 |