Protoporphyrinogen

Protoporphyrinogen IX

Protoporphyrinogen IX

Identifiers

CAS number 7412-77-3

PubChem 1039

MeSH protoporphyrinogen

Properties

Molecular formula C₃₄H₅₂N₄O₄

Molar mass 580.801 g/mol

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Protoporphyrinogen IX is a precursor for protoporphyrin IX.

Heme synthesis - note that some reactions occur in the cytoplasm and some in the mitochondrion (yellow)

v • d • e Types of tetrapyrroles

Bilanes	Bilirubin · Biliverdin · Urobilinogen · Urobilin

Chlorophylls	Protochlorophyllide · Chlorophyllide

Corrinoids	Cyanocobalamin

Phycobilins	Phycoerythrobilin · Phycocyanobilin · Phycourobilin · Phycoviolobilin

Porphyrins	Uroporphyrinogen (I, III) · Coproporphyrinogen (I, III) · Protoporphyrinogen IX · Protoporphyrin (IX) · Zinc protoporphyrin

Major families of biochemicals Saccharides · Carbohydrates · Glycosides · · Amino acids · Peptides · Proteins · Glycoproteins · · Lipids · Terpenes · Steroids · Carotenoids Alkaloids · Nucleobases · Nucleic acids · · Enzyme cofactors · Flavonoids · Polyketides · Tetrapyrroles

v • d • e Heme metabolic intermediates

Heme synthesis	D-Aminolevulinic acid · Porphobilinogen · Hydroxymethylbilane · Uroporphyrinogen III · Coproporphyrinogen III · Protoporphyrinogen IX · Protoporphyrin IX

Breakdown of heme	spleen: Heme → Biliverdin → Bilirubin blood: Bilirubin+Albumin liver: Bilirubin diglucuronide

Intestine, excretion in feces	Stercobilinogen · Stercobilin · Urobilinogen

Kidney, excretion in urine	Urobilin

see also disorders, enzymes

Protoporphyrinogen IX

Identifiers
CAS number	7412-77-3
PubChem	1039
MeSH	protoporphyrinogen
Properties
Molecular formula	C₃₄H₅₂N₄O₄
Molar mass	580.801 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox references

See also