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Sigma-Aldrich

Protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester

~90% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

Dimethyl 8,13-divinyl-3,7,12,17-tetramethyl-21H,23H-porphine-2,18-dipropionate, Ooporpyhrin dimethyl ester

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C36H38N4O4
CAS Number:
5522-66-7
Molecular Weight:
590.71
Beilstein:
381574
EC Number:
226-870-3
MDL number:
MFCD00064531
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
PubChem Substance ID:
329748780
NACRES:
NA.32

Assay

~90% (HPLC)

form

powder

mp

225-228 °C (lit.)

solubility

DMSO: soluble
THF: soluble
acetone: soluble
chloroform: soluble
diethyl ether: soluble
ethyl acetate: soluble
methanol: soluble

SMILES string

COC(=O)CCc1c(C)c2cc3[nH]c(cc4nc(cc5[nH]c(cc1n2)c(CCC(=O)OC)c5C)c(C)c4C=C)c(C)c3C=C

InChI

1S/C36H38N4O4/c1-9-23-19(3)27-15-28-21(5)25(11-13-35(41)43-7)33(39-28)18-34-26(12-14-36(42)44-8)22(6)30(40-34)17-32-24(10-2)20(4)29(38-32)16-31(23)37-27/h9-10,15-18,38-39H,1-2,11-14H2,3-8H3/b27-15-,28-15-,29-16-,30-17-,31-16-,32-17-,33-18-,34-18-

InChI key

XNCGCBXDDMJCKW-MFBGAUBSSA-N

Gene Information

human ... TERT(7015)

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Application

Protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester has been demonstrated to a potent photosensitizer of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

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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P Kubát et al.
Radiation research, 148(4), 382-385 (1997-10-27)
The formation of triplet states of photosensitizers and singlet oxygen during reactions sensitized by protoporphyrin IX dimethyl ester (PPDME) and the products of its photo-oxidation in solution were studied by time-resolved spectroscopy. Irradiation with long-wavelength light (670 nm), which is
S Ookubo et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 29(1), 1-23 (1987-01-01)
Complex formation of 5-coordinated iron(III) heme containing thiolate anion (p-nitrothiophenol) with imidazole (1-methylimidazole) showed very interesting features depending on the nature of the solvent and the ratio of the ligand to heme. The complexes formed under different conditions were not
E A Shliapnikova et al.
Molekuliarnaia biologiia, 20(1), 138-145 (1986-01-01)
The fluorescent properties of the complexes of apoMb-PPIX and dimethyl-PPIX were studied in a wide range of pH and ionic strength. The quenching of fluorescence of PPIX in the complex by I- is shown to be of dynamic type Increasing
I I Makarenkova
Radiobiologiia, 26(5), 598-603 (1986-09-01)
The mechanism of the inverse oxygen effect in the irreversible radiation-induced chemical alterations in protoporphyrin in sulfuric acid solution was investigated. The decrease of the molecular decay yield was shown to associate with the ability of oxygen to exclude H
Hiroshi Fujii
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 124(21), 5936-5937 (2002-05-23)
13CN ion appears to have the greatest potential to probe the heme environment of the ferric heme proteins; however, a resonance of the iron-bound (13)CN ion in ferric heme proteins has not yet been located. We show here the first
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