Chemistry of pyrrolic compounds. XXXI. Porphyrins of biosynthetic significance between uroporphyrinogen III and coproporphyrinogen III

1 January 1976

journal article
research article
Published by CSIRO Publishing in Australian Journal of Chemistry

Vol. 29 (2) , 393-414
https://doi.org/10.1071/ch9760393

Abstract

The four heptacarboxylic acid porphyrins (2b-e) and the four pentacarboxylic acid porphyrins (2f-i) which can be derived by the decarboxylation of the acetic acid side chains of uroporphyrin 111 have been prepared by ring synthesis and characterized as their methyl esters.

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