Protoporphyrin IX belongs to the porphyrin family, which are a class of tetrapyrroles. It is the iron-free form of hemin and amphiphilic in nature. It is the precursor of heme in its biosynthetic pathway.
P 3314 (OTTO) Protoporphyrin IX, ≥95% Cas 553-12-8 - used as a standard in protoporphyrin assays.
P 3314 (OTTO) Protoporphyrin IX, ≥95% Cas 553-12-8 - in fluorescence spectra analysis. P 3314 (OTTO) Protoporphyrin IX, ≥95% Cas 553-12-8 - to treat cells in cell culture to study heme-mediated ferroportin 1 transcription.