Protoporphyrinogen IX

Protoporphyrinogen IX
Identifiers
CAS Number	7412-77-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:57307;
ChemSpider	20171538;
MeSH	protoporphyrinogen
PubChem CID	20849104;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90225068 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C34H40N4O4/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/h7-8,35-38H,1-2,9-16H2,3-6H3,(H,39,40)(H,41,42)/p-2 Key: UHSGPDMIQQYNAX-UHFFFAOYSA-L;
	SMILES CC1=C2CC3=C(C(=C(N3)CC4=C(C(=C(N4)CC5=C(C(=C(N5)CC(=C1CCC(=O)[O-])N2)CCC(=O)[O-])C)C=C)C)C=C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C34H38N4O4
Molar mass	566.7 g/mol
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Protoporphyrinogen IX is an organic chemical compound which is produced along the synthesis of porphyrins, a class of critical biochemicals that include hemoglobin and chlorophyll. It is a direct precursor of protoporphyrin IX.

The compound is a porphyrinogen, meaning that it has a non-aromatic hexahydroporphine core, which will be oxidized to a porphine core in later stages of the heme synthesis. Like most porphyrinogens, it is colorless.