Pyropheophorbide alpha

• CAT Number: M003628
• CAS Number: 24533-72-0
• Molecular Formula: C33H34N4O3
• Molecular Weight: 534.7
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: Pyrophaeophorbid A; (17S,18S)-3-Vinyl-3-deethyl-17,18-dihydrophytoporphyrin;31,32-Didehydrophytochlorin;3-Deethyl-3-vinylphytochlorin;Pyropheophorbide-alpha;Pyropheophorbide-α
• Target: NF-κB
• Storage: -20°C
• Related CAS: 605-98-1
• InChI: 1S/C33H34N4O3/c1-7-19-15(3)23-12-25-17(5)21(9-10-30(39)40)32(36-25)22-11-29(38)31-18(6)26(37-33(22)31)14-28-20(8-2)16(4)24(35-28)13-27(19)34-23/h7,12-14,17,21,34-35H,1,8-11H2,2-6H3,(H,39,40)/t17-,21-/m1/s1
• InChIKey: IEGUQQKIFBYXLG-CDIXLCFRSA-N
• SMILES: O=C1CC2=C3N/C(C(C)=C31)=CC(C(CC)=C/4C)=NC4=C/C5=C(C=C)C(C)=C(/C=C6[C@@H](C)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)C2=N/6)N5

Pyropheophorbide alpha belongs to the family of Chlorins.

Reference

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