| Literature DB >> 5493861 |
J French, D C Nicholson, C Rimington.
Abstract
A new porphyrin isolated from calf and foal meconium has been characterized as a tris-(2-carboxyethyl)-mono-(2-carboxyvinyl)-tetramethyl porphin, that is as an analogue of coproporphyrin in which one propionate group has been replaced by an acrylate group. The porphyrin is mainly a type III isomer and its possible significance in haem biosynthesis is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1970 PMID: 5493861 PMCID: PMC1179610 DOI: 10.1042/bj1200393
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857