Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Tetrapyrroles

Known as: Tetrapyrroles [Chemical/Ingredient], tetrapyrrole 
Four PYRROLES joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one to position 5 of the next. The conjugated bond system results in PIGMENTATION.
National Institutes of Health

Related topics

Related topics

15 relations

Narrower (6)

Bile PigmentsPorphyrinsalcian greenchlorin
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

Broader (1)

Pyrroles

Papers overview

Semantic Scholar uses AI to extract papers important to this topic.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Concurrent interactions of heme and FLU with Glu tRNA reductase (HEMA1), the target of metabolic feedback inhibition of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis, in dark- and light-grown Arabidopsis plants.
The regulation of tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in higher plants has been attributed to metabolic feedback inhibition of Glu tRNA… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Tuning the valence of the cerium center in (Na)phthalocyaninato and porphyrinato cerium double-deckers by changing the nature of the tetrapyrrole ligands.
A series of 7 cerium double-decker complexes with various tetrapyrrole ligands including porphyrinates, phthalocyaninates, and 2… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
A potential role of chlorophylls b and c in assembly of light‐harvesting complexes
Review
2000
Review
2000
Photochemistry of supramolecular systems containing C60.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Phytochrome assembly. Defining chromophore structural requirements for covalent attachment and photoreversibility.
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Characterization of a cDNA-encoding rabbit brain heme oxygenase-2 and identification of a conserved domain among mammalian heme oxygenase isozymes: possible heme-binding site?
1985
1985
Chloroplast biogenesis: quantitative determination of monovinyl and divinyl Mg-protoporphyrins and protochlorophyll(ides) by spectrofluorometry.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Evidence for conversion of bilirubin to dihydroxyl derivatives in the gunn rat.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Hemoprotein catabolism during stimulation of microsomal lipid peroxidation.
1968
1968
Mechanism of formation of sulphhaemoglobin.
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)