Biosynthesis of porphyrins and related macrocycles. Part VIII. Enzymic decarboxylation of uroporphyrinogen-III: Structure of an intermediate, phyriaporphyrinogen-III, and synthesis of the corresponding porphyrin and of two isomeric porphyrins

Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1

Volumn , Issue 9, 1976, Pages 1008-1018

  Battersby, Alan R ^a   Hunt, Eric ^a   McDonald, Edward ^a   Paine III, John B ^a   Saunders, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXY LYASES; CARBOXYLYASE; PORPHYRIN; UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM;

CARBOXY-LYASES; CHEMISTRY; ISOMERISM; PORPHYRINS; UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE;

EID: 0016915828     PISSN: 14727781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/p19760001008     Document Type: Article

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