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Tetrapyrrole

Tetrapyrroles are a class of chemical compounds that contain four pyrrole or pyrrole-like rings. The pyrrole/pyrrole derivatives are linked by (=(CH)- or -CH2- units), in either a linear or a cyclic fashion. Pyrroles are a five-atom ring with four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. Tetrapyrroles are common cofactors in biochemistry and their biosynthesis and degradation feature prominently in the chemistry of life.BilirubinBiliverdinPhycoerythrobilinDinoflagellate (R=H) and krill (R=OH) luciferinuroporphyrinogen III, an authentic tetrapyrroleHeme group of hemoglobin with a porphin macrocycle.The chlorin section of the chlorophyll a molecule. The green box shows a group that varies between chlorophyll types.Cobalamin structure includes a corrin macrocycle. Tetrapyrroles are a class of chemical compounds that contain four pyrrole or pyrrole-like rings. The pyrrole/pyrrole derivatives are linked by (=(CH)- or -CH2- units), in either a linear or a cyclic fashion. Pyrroles are a five-atom ring with four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom. Tetrapyrroles are common cofactors in biochemistry and their biosynthesis and degradation feature prominently in the chemistry of life. Some tetrapyrroles are the active cores of some compounds with crucial biochemical roles in living systems, such as hemoglobin and chlorophyll. In these two molecules, in particular, the pyrrole macrocycle ring frames a metal atom, that forms a coordination compound with the pyrroles and plays a central role in the biochemical function of those molecules. Linear tetrapyrroles (called bilanes) include: Cyclic tetrapyrroles having four one-carbon bridges include:

[ "Enzyme", "Biochemistry", "Stereochemistry", "Organic chemistry", "Tetrapyrrole synthesis", "Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis", "tetrapyrrole formation", "protoporphyrinogen ix oxidase activity", "Hydroxymethylbilane" ]
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