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Mechanism of biosynthesis of the vinyl groups of protoporphyrin-IX

Authors :
R. J. James
J. Collins
A. R. Battersby
D. H. Grayson
E. McDonald
J. Baldas
Source :
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. :1265
Publication Year :
1972
Publisher :
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 1972.

Abstract

Coproporphyrinogen-III (1) is shown to be converted biochemically into protoporphyrin-IX (4) with loss of one hydrogen atom from each propionate residue on rings A and B and the 3H-tracer results are consistent with a stereospecific process.

Details

ISSN :
00224936
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........c4b832708f5d21967be7c7b562803b2e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1039/c39720001265