Biosynthesis of the Pigments of Life
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Journal of Natural Products
- Vol. 51 (4) , 629-642
- https://doi.org/10.1021/np50058a001
Abstract
Chlorophyll can be chosen as the fundamental pigment of life. Related to it is protoheme, the red pigment of blood. These substances are found to be biosynthesized from the same parent substance called uroporphyrinogen-III. This paper covers research over a period of 19 years, which has gradually revealed the details of Nature's pathway to uroporphyrinogen-III.Keywords
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