Term Name: tetrapyrrole
Synonyms: a tetrapyrrole, tetrapyrrole, tetrapyrroles
Definition: A natural pigment containing four pyrrole rings joined by one-carbon units linking position 2 of one pyrrole ring to position 5 of the next.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:26932]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: heteroarene polypyrrole
has subtype: (132S, 17S, 18S)-132-hydroxy-20-chloro-ethylpheophorbide a 3-[(2Z,5Z)-2-[[3-(2-Carboxyethyl)-5-(4-ethenyl-5-formyl-3-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2-carbonyl)-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methylidene]-5-[(3-ethenyl-4-methyl-5-oxopyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-4-methylpyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid 12,22-Dihydro-2H,3H-porphine 12-Ethyl-8-isobutylbacteriochlorophyllide D 132-hydroxy-(132-S)-phaeophytin A Bacterio-pheophytins Bn-NCC-1 Bn-NCC-2 Brassica napus non-fluorescent chlorophyll catabolite 3 Capsicum annuum Fluorescent chlorophyll catabolite cyclic tetrapyrrole Hv-NCC-1 linear tetrapyrrole LSM-4252 LSM-5035 Phaeophorbide b protochlorophyll a Pyrophaeophorbide a Pyropheophytin b Rhodin G7 tetrapyrrole fundamental parent Tolyporphin B Tolyporphin C Tolyporphin D Tolyporphin E Tolyporphin F Tolyporphin G Tolyporphin H Tolyporphin I Tolyporphin J Tolyporphin K