rac-Phycocyanobilin

• Catalog No.: P397650
• CAS Number: 215871-76-4
• M. F.: C33H38N4O6
• M. W.: 586.67802

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: 3-(2-{[(2Z)-3-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-{[(2Z)-4-ethyl-3-methyl-5-oxo-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-2-ylidene]methyl}-4-methyl-2H-pyrrol-2-ylidene]methyl}-5-{[(2Z,3E)-3-ethylidene-4-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-ylidene]methyl}-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)propanoic acid
• IUPAC Traditional name: 3-(2-{[(2Z)-3-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-{[(2Z)-4-ethyl-3-methyl-5-oxo-1H-pyrrol-2-ylidene]methyl}-4-methylpyrrol-2-ylidene]methyl}-5-{[(2Z,3E)-3-ethylidene-4-methyl-5-oxopyrrolidin-2-ylidene]methyl}-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)propanoic acid
• Synonyms: (±)-Phycocyanobilin; (3E)-18-Ethyl-3-ethylidene-1,2,3,19,22,24-hexahydro-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-21H-biline-8,12-dipropanoic Acid

DATABASE IDS

• CAS Number: 215871-76-4

DETAILS

Description (English)

Phycocyanobilin is an open-chain tetrapyrroles used as chromophores for the plant photoreceptor protein phytochrome.

REFERENCES

• Li, L., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 267, 19204 (1992)
• Murphy, J., et al.: Photochem. Photobiol., 65, 750 (1992)
• Song, P., et al.: Plant Cell Environ., 20, 707 (1992)