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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.
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Bile PigmentsPorphyrinsalcian greenchlorin
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

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Pyrroles

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Small Cab-like proteins regulating tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
In the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 five open reading frames (scpA–scpE) have been identified that code for single… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Amitrole treatment of etiolated barley seedlings leads to deregulation of tetrapyrrole synthesis and to reduced expression of Lhc and RbcS genes
Abstract. The effect of amitrole, known as an inhibitor of carotenoid biosynthesis, upon tetrapyrrole biosynthesis and its… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Photochemistry of supramolecular systems containing C60.
Review
1994
Review
1994
Highlights in haem biosynthesis.
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Phytochrome assembly. Defining chromophore structural requirements for covalent attachment and photoreversibility.
1978
1978
On the chemistry of 'black' pigment stones from the gallbladder.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Evidence for conversion of bilirubin to dihydroxyl derivatives in the gunn rat.
1968
1968
Mechanism of formation of sulphhaemoglobin.
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The nature of the intermediate tetrapyrroles in protoporphyrin and heme biosynthesis.
The main porphyrins found in nature apart from protoporphyrin and derivatives of this compound are uroporphyrin and… 
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Hemins of beef heart muscle.
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