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protoporphyrin IX

PubChem 4971
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
novada01
Created:
7/21/16
Submitted:
10/6/26
Published:
10/6/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
4971-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-003489

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/3489.3

Licensing:

Public Domain
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Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
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-).
Source Data Details
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