Uroporphyrinogen III

Uroporphyrinogen III
Names
IUPAC name
3-[7,12,18-Tris(2-carboxyethyl)-3,8,13,17-tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-5,10,15,20,21,22,23,24-octahydroporphyrin-2-yl]propanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
605190
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1166130
KEGG
MeSH Uroporphyrinogen+III
  • InChI=1S/C40H44N4O16/c45-33(46)5-1-17-21(9-37(53)54)29-14-27-19(3-7-35(49)50)22(10-38(55)56)30(43-27)15-28-20(4-8-36(51)52)24(12-40(59)60)32(44-28)16-31-23(11-39(57)58)18(2-6-34(47)48)26(42-31)13-25(17)41-29/h41-44H,1-16H2,(H,45,46)(H,47,48)(H,49,50)(H,51,52)(H,53,54)(H,55,56)(H,57,58)(H,59,60)
    Key: HUHWZXWWOFSFKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • O=C(O)CCc1c2[nH]c(c1CC(=O)O)Cc1[nH]c(c(CC(=O)O)c1CCC(=O)O)Cc1[nH]c(c(CC(=O)O)c1CCC(=O)O)Cc1[nH]c(c(CCC(=O)O)c1CC(=O)O)C2
Properties
C40H44N4O16
Molar mass 836.795 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Uroporphyrinogen III is a tetrapyrrole, the first macrocyclic intermediate in the biosynthesis of heme, chlorophyll, vitamin B12, and siroheme. It is a colorless compound, like other porphyrinogens.