Chlorophyllide A
Chlorophyllide A is a tetrapyrrole metabolite late in the biosynthesis of chlorophylls and bacteriochlorophylls. Chlorophyllide A can be used as a photosensitizer for the research of photodynamic therapy-related research.
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- CAS No.: 14897-06-4
- Formula: C35H34MgN4O5
- Molecular Weight:614.97
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Storage:
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Biological Activity
Chlorophyllide A can be used as a substrate for chlorophyllide a oxygenase, chlorin reductase, and 3-vinyl (bacterio)chlorophyll hydratase[1].
MedChemExpress (MCE) has not independently confirmed the accuracy of these methods. They are for reference only.
Chemical Information
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CAS No. 14897-06-4
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Molecular Weight 614.97
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Formula C35H34MgN4O5
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SMILES
CC1=C2[N-]3[Mg+2]45[N]6=C(C=C7[N-]4C(C(C=C)=C7C)=CC8=[N]5C(C(CC)=C8C)=C2)[C@@H](C)[C@H](CCC(O)=O)C6=C9C3=C1C([C@@H]9C(OC)=O)=O
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Shipping
Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere.
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Storage
Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis.
Purity & Documentation
References
[1]. Müller AH, et al. Methods for the preparation of chlorophyllide a: an intermediate of the chlorophyll biosynthetic pathway. Anal Biochem. 2011;419(2):271-276. [Content Brief]
[2]. Szafraniec MJ. Interactions of chlorophyll-derived photosensitizers with human serum albumin are determined by the central metal ion. J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2023 Feb;41(2):479-492. [Content Brief]
Calculators
Concentration (start) × Volume (start) = Concentration (final) × Volume (final)