RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0136058
RefMet nameProtoporphyrinogen IX
Systematic name3-[20-(2-carboxyethyl)-9,14-diethenyl-5,10,15,19-tetramethyl-21,22,23,24-tetraazapentacyclo[16.2.1.1^{3,6}.1^{8,11}.1^{13,16}]tetracosa-1(20),3,5,8,10,13,15,18-octaen-4-yl]propanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Exact mass568.304956 (neutral)
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FormulaC34H40N4O4View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile37600 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C34H40N4O4/c1-7-21-17(3)25-13-26-19(5)23(9-11-33(39)40)31(37-26)16-32-24(10-12-34(41)42)20(6)28(38-32)15-30-22(8-2)18(4)2
7(36-30)14-29(21)35-25/h7-8,35-38H,1-2,9-16H2,3-6H3,(H,39,40)(H,41,42)
InChIKeyUHSGPDMIQQYNAX-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESC=Cc1c(C)c2Cc3c(C)c(CCC(=O)O)c(Cc4c(CCC(=O)O)c(C)c(Cc5c(C=C)c(C)c(Cc1[nH]2)[nH]5)[nH]4)[nH]3
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
Main ClassPorphyrins
Sub ClassPorphyrins
Distribution of Protoporphyrinogen IX in NMDR studies
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StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Protoporphyrinogen IX
External Links
Pubchem CID121893
ChEBI ID15435
KEGG IDC01079
HMDB IDHMDB0001097
Chemspider ID108741
MetaCyc IDPROTOPORPHYRINOGEN
Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Protoporphyrinogen IX

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R03220 Coproporphyrinogen III + Oxygen <=> Protoporphyrinogen IX + 2 CO2 + 2 H2OCoproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase(decarboxylating)
R03222 Protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 Oxygen <=> Protoporphyrin + 3 Hydrogen peroxideprotoporphyrinogen-IX:oxygen oxidoreductase
R06895 Coproporphyrinogen III + 2 S-Adenosyl-L-methionine <=> Protoporphyrinogen IX + 2 CO2 + 2 L-Methionine + 2 5'-Deoxyadenosinecoproporphyrinogen-III:S-adenosyl-L-methionine oxidoreductase(decarboxylating)
R09489 Protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 Menaquinone <=> Protoporphyrin + 3 Menaquinolprotoporphyrinogen IX:menaquinone oxidoreductase
R12605 Protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 Acceptor <=> Protoporphyrin + 3 Reduced acceptorprotoporphyrinogen IX oxidase [EC:1.3.99.-]

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Protoporphyrinogen IX

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 3
hsa01240 Biosynthesis of cofactors 3
hsa00860 Porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism 2
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