Hydroxymethylbilane
Names
IUPAC name
3,3′,3′′,3′′′-[3,8,13,18-Tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-19-(hydroxymethyl)-5,10,15,22,23,24-hexahydro-21H-biline-2,7,12,17-tetrayl]tetrapropanoic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
3,3′,3′′,3′′′-[14,33,53,73-Tetrakis(carboxymethyl)-15-(hydroxymethyl)-11H,31H,51H,71H-1,7(2),3,5(2,5)-tetrapyrrolaheptaphane-13,34,54,74-tetrayl]tetrapropanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1209089
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
MeSH hydroxymethylbilane
  • InChI=1S/C40H46N4O17/c45-17-32-25(12-40(60)61)21(4-8-36(52)53)29(44-32)15-31-24(11-39(58)59)20(3-7-35(50)51)28(43-31)14-30-23(10-38(56)57)19(2-6-34(48)49)27(42-30)13-26-22(9-37(54)55)18(16-41-26)1-5-33(46)47/h16,41-45H,1-15,17H2,(H,46,47)(H,48,49)(H,50,51)(H,52,53)(H,54,55)(H,56,57)(H,58,59)(H,60,61) checkY
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  • InChI=1/C40H46N4O17/c45-17-32-25(12-40(60)61)21(4-8-36(52)53)29(44-32)15-31-24(11-39(58)59)20(3-7-35(50)51)28(43-31)14-30-23(10-38(56)57)19(2-6-34(48)49)27(42-30)13-26-22(9-37(54)55)18(16-41-26)1-5-33(46)47/h16,41-45H,1-15,17H2,(H,46,47)(H,48,49)(H,50,51)(H,52,53)(H,54,55)(H,56,57)(H,58,59)(H,60,61)
    Key: WDFJYRZCZIUBPR-UHFFFAOYAI
  • O=C(O)Cc1c(c[nH]c1Cc2c(c(c([nH]2)Cc3[nH]c(c(c3CCC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)Cc4c(c(c([nH]4)CO)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)CC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O)CCC(=O)O
Properties
C40H46N4O17
Molar mass 854.81 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Hydroxymethylbilane, also known as preuroporphyrinogen, is an organic compound that occurs in living organisms during the synthesis of porphyrins, a group of critical substances that include haemoglobin, myoglobin, and chlorophyll. The name is often abbreviated as HMB.

Structure

The compound is a substituted bilane, a chain of four pyrrole rings interconnected by methylene bridges −CH2−. The chain starts with a hydroxymethyl group −CH2−OH and ends with an hydrogen, in place of the respective methylene bridges. The other two carbon atoms of each pyrrole cycle are connected to an acetic acid group −CH2−COOH and a propionic acid group −CH2−CH2−COOH, in that order.[1]

Metabolism

HMB is generated from four molecules of porphobilinogen by the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase:[2]

Biosynthesis of pre-uroporphyrinogen from porphobilinogen

The enzyme uroporphyrinogen III synthase closes the chain to form uroporphyrinogen III:[2]


Uroporphyrinogen III is a porphyrinogen, which is a class of compounds with the hexahydroporphine macrocycle. In the absence of the enzyme, the compound undergoes spontaneous cyclization and becomes uroporphyrinogen I.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano (2008). "Hemes in Biology". Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9780470048672.wecb221. ISBN 978-0470048672.
  2. ^ a b Voet, Donald; Voet, Judith G. (2011). Biochemistry (4. ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN 978-0-470-57095-1.
  3. ^ Paul R. Ortiz de Montellano (2008). "Hemes in Biology". Wiley Encyclopedia of Chemical Biology. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/9780470048672.wecb221. ISBN 978-0470048672.
  4. ^ Sassa, S.; Kappas, A. (2000). "Molecular aspects of the inherited porphyrias". Journal of Internal Medicine. 247 (2): 169–178. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2796.2000.00618.x. PMID 10692079. S2CID 36820694.
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