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Protochlorophyllide MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Protochlorophyllide
Tree Number(s)
D03.383.129.578.840.374.725
D03.633.400.909.374.725
D04.345.783.374.725
Unique ID
D011521
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011521
Annotation
a chlorophyll
Scope Note
A photo-active pigment localized in prolamellar bodies occurring within the proplastids of dark-grown bean leaves. In the process of photoconversion, the highly fluorescent protochlorophyllide is converted to chlorophyll.
Entry Term(s)
MV-PChlide
Monovinyl Protochlorophyllide
Protochlorophyllide A
Registry Numbers
20369-67-9
0
CAS Type 1 Name
Magnesate(1-), (3,4-didehydro-9-ethenyl-14-ethyl-21-(methoxycarbonyl)-4,8,13,18-tetramethyl-20-oxo-3-phorbinepropanoato(3-)-N23,N24,N25,N26)-, hydrogen, (SP-4-2)-
Previous Indexing
Chlorophyll (1972-1974)
Porphyrins (1972-1974)
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under CHLOROPHYLL 1975-90
History Note
91(75); was see under CHLOROPHYLL 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2020/02/21
Protochlorophyllide Preferred
Protochlorophyllide A Narrower
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