Porphyrinogens

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-009287",
  "term": "Porphyrinogens",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Reduced, non-aromatic precursors in the biosynthesis of porphyrins, characterized by having six hydrogen atoms more than the corresponding porphyrins. These colorless compounds are intermediates in the metabolic pathway that leads to the formation of heme and chlorophyll. They are readily oxidized to their colored porphyrin counterparts.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "meso"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1987, 59, 779. 'Nomenclature of tetrapyrroles (Recommendations 1986)' on page 798 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198759060779)",
    "White Book, 2nd ed., p. 294 (https://iupac.qmul.ac.uk/bibliog/white.html)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/porphyrinogens/"
}