The chemistry of pyrrolic compounds. XXXVIII. The synthesis of hexahydroporphyrin a and related compounds
PS Clezy and CJR Fookes
Australian Journal of Chemistry
30(8) 1799 - 1813
Published: 1977
Abstract
A procedure is described which allows the synthesis of porphyrins substituted with an α-hydroxy terpenoid side chain. Of particular significance is the preparation of the hexahydro derivative of porphyrin a, the iron-free prosthetic group of cytochrome oxidase.https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9771799
© CSIRO 1977
