CHEBI:26228 - precorrin

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ChEBI Name precorrin
ChEBI ID CHEBI:26228
Definition Any of the intermediates in the biosynthesis of vitamin B12 from uroporphyrinogen III that lie on the pathway before the formation of the first corrin macrocycle. The figure after 'precorrin' corresponds to the number of C-methyl groups introduced into the tetrapyrrole framework.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): cofactor
An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
(via corrinoid )
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing precorrin (CHEBI:26228) is a corrinoid (CHEBI:33913)
Incoming hydrogenobyrinic acid (CHEBI:17926) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
hydrogenobyrinic acid a,c-diamide (CHEBI:27914) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-1 (CHEBI:52469) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-2 (CHEBI:50602) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-3A (CHEBI:28307) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-3B (CHEBI:27711) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-4 (CHEBI:16430) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-5 (CHEBI:27630) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-6X (CHEBI:27513) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-6Y (CHEBI:27858) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-7 (CHEBI:71566) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
precorrin-8X (CHEBI:28629) is a precorrin (CHEBI:26228)
Synonym Source
precorrins ChEBI
Last Modified
10 January 2013