Protoporphyrin IX (PAMDB000101)

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Metabolite IDPAMDB000101
Identification
Name: Protoporphyrin IX
Description:Protoporphyrins are tetrapyrroles containing 4 methyl, 2 propionic and 2 vinyl side chains. Protopophyrin is produced by oxidation of the methylene bridge of protoporphyrinogen. Protoporphyrin IX is the only naturally occurring isomer; it is an intermediate in heme biosynthesis, combining with ferrous iron to form protoheme IX, the heme prosthetic group of hemoglobin. Protoporphyrin IX is created by the enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase. The enzyme ferrochelatase converts it into heme. Protoporphyrin IX naturally occurs in small amounts in feces. It is accumulated and excreted excessively in the feces in protoporphyria and variegate porphyria. Protoporphyrin IX is also responsible for the brown pigment (Ooporphyrin) of birds' eggs Protoporphyrin IX is used as a branch point in the biosynthetic pathway leading to Heme (by insertion of iron) and chlorophylls (by insertion of Mg and further side-chain transformation).
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • 3,3'-(3,7,12,17-Tetramethyl-8,13-divinyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-diyl)-bis-propionate
  • 3,3'-(3,7,12,17-Tetramethyl-8,13-divinyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-diyl)-bis-propionic acid
  • 3,3'-(3,7,12,17-Tetramethyl-8,13-divinylporphine-2,18-diyl)di
  • Kammerer'S prophyrin
  • Ooporphyrin
  • Por IX
  • Porphyrinogen IX
  • PpIX
  • Protoporphyrin
  • Protoporphyrin IX
  • Protoporphyrin-"IX"
  • Protoporphyrin-IX
Chemical Formula: C34H34N4O4
Average Molecular Weight: 562.6582
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight: 562.258005596
InChI Key: KSFOVUSSGSKXFI-UJJXFSCMSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C34H34N4O4/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)27(36-30)14-29(21)35-25/h7-8,13-16,35,38H,1-2,9-12H2,3-6H3,(H,39,40)(H,41,42)/b25-13-,26-13-,27-14-,28-15-,29-14-,30-15-,31-16-,32-16-
CAS number: 553-12-8
IUPAC Name:3-[20-(2-carboxyethyl)-9,14-diethenyl-5,10,15,19-tetramethyl-21,22,23,24-tetraazapentacyclo[16.2.1.1?,??1????.1??,???tetracosa-1(21),2,4,6,8(23),9,11,13,15,17,19-undecaen-4-yl]propanoic acid
Traditional IUPAC Name: protoporphyrin
SMILES:CC1=C(CCC(O)=O)/C2=C/C3=N/C(=C\C4=C(C)C(C=C)=C(N4)/C=C4\N=C(\C=C\1/N\2)C(C=C)=C4C)/C(C)=C3CCC(O)=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Taxonomy DescriptionThis compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as porphyrins. These are compounds containing a fundamental skeleton of four pyrrole nuclei united through the alpha-positions by four methine groups to form a macrocyclic structure.
Kingdom Organic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
Class Tetrapyrroles and derivatives
Sub ClassPorphyrins
Direct Parent Porphyrins
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Porphyrin
  • Substituted pyrrole
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Heteroaromatic compound
  • Pyrrole
  • Azacycle
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Aromatic heteropolycyclic compound
Molecular Framework Aromatic heteropolycyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State: Solid
Charge:-2
Melting point: 300 °C
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility:0.169 mg/mL at 25 oC [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]PhysProp
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.0217 mg/mLALOGPS
logP4.4ALOGPS
logP6.78ChemAxon
logS-4.4ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)3.68ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)4.96ChemAxon
Physiological Charge-2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count6ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count4ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area131.96 Å2ChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count8ChemAxon
Refractivity163.81 m3·mol-1ChemAxon
Polarizability65.97 Å3ChemAxon
Number of Rings5ChemAxon
Bioavailability0ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations: Membrane
Reactions:
Oxygen + Protoporphyrinogen IX >3 Water + Protoporphyrin IX
3 Fumaric acid + Protoporphyrinogen IX > Protoporphyrin IX +3 Succinic acid
Protoporphyrin IX + Fe2+ <> Heme +2 Hydrogen ion + Fe2+
Protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 Menaquinone + 3 Menaquinone <> Protoporphyrin IX +3 Menaquinol 6
Iron + Protoporphyrin IX > Heme + Hydrogen ion
Protoporphyrinogen IX + Oxygen > Protoporphyrin IX + Hydrogen peroxide
Protoporphyrinogen IX + a menaquinone > Protoporphyrin IX + a menaquinol
Protoporphyrinogen IX + 3 Menaquinone > Protoporphyrin IX +3 Menaquinol 6
Protoporphyrinogen IX + menaquinone-8 > Protoporphyrin IX + Menaquinol 6
Protoporphyrin IX + Iron >2 Hydrogen ion + ferroheme b
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References
References:
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Synthesis Reference: Games, David E.; Jackson, Anthony H.; Jackson, J. Richard; Belcher, Roderick V.; Smith, Sydney G. Biosynthesis of protoporphyrin-IX from coproporphyrinogen-III. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1976), (6), 187-8.
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CHEBI ID15430
HMDB IDHMDB00241
Pubchem Compound ID4971
Kegg IDC02191
ChemSpider ID10469486
WikipediaProtoporphyrin IX
BioCyc IDPROTOPORPHYRIN_IX
EcoCyc IDPROTOPORPHYRIN_IX