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Bacteriochlorophyll from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides

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Synonym(s):

Bacteriochlorophyll a

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Linear Formula:
C55H74N4O6Mg
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
911.50
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.47

product name

Bacteriochlorophyll from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides,

form

powder

Quality Level

technique(s)

microbe id | staining: suitable

color

dark blue
light green to blue-green

solubility

ethanol: 10 mg/mL, light green

ε (extinction coefficient)

150-250 at 570-578 nm in diethyl ether

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
hematology
histology

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC[C@@H]1[C@@H](C)c2cc3c(C(C)=O)c(C)c4cc5nc([C@@H](CCC(=O)OC\C=C(/C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)[C@@H]5C)c6[C@@H](C(=O)OC)C(=O)c7c(C)c(cc1n2)n([Mg]n34)c67

InChI

1S/C55H75N4O6.Mg/c1-13-39-34(7)41-29-46-48(38(11)60)36(9)43(57-46)27-42-35(8)40(52(58-42)50-51(55(63)64-12)54(62)49-37(10)44(59-53(49)50)28-45(39)56-41)23-24-47(61)65-26-25-33(6)22-16-21-32(5)20-15-19-31(4)18-14-17-30(2)3;/h25,27-32,34-35,39-40,51H,13-24,26H2,1-12H3,(H-,56,57,58,59,60,62);/q-1;+2/p-1/b33-25+;/t31-,32-,34-,35+,39-,40+,51-;/m1./s1

InChI key

DSJXIQQMORJERS-AGGZHOMASA-M

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General description

Bacteriochlorophylls are photosynthetic pigments, that are present in most of the bacteria.

Application

Bacteriochlorophyll from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides has been used as a standard to calibrate the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Biochem/physiol Actions

Bacteriochlorophyll/BchF or 3-vinyl-bacteriochlorophyll hydratase is an enzyme present in bacteria, which helps in producing bacteriochlorophyll a. Bacteriochlorophyll a is formed from chlorophyllide a.

Quality

Partially purified

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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