Chlorophyllide

Chlorophyllide a

A chlorophyllide is an immediate precursor of a chlorophyll. For example, chlorophyllide a is converted to chlorophyll a after being esterified with a phytol.

Types of tetrapyrroles

Bilanes
(Linear)

Phytobilins

Phytochromobilin
Phycobilins	Phycoerythrobilin Phycocyanobilin Phycourobilin Phycoviolobilin

Protoporphyrins	Protoporphyrin IX Heme (b, c, a, o) Zinc protoporphyrin Magnesium protoporphyrin
Phytoporphyrins	Chlorophyll c Protochlorophyllide

Reduced
porphyrins

Porphyrinogens	Uroporphyrinogen (I, III) Coproporphyrinogen (I, III) Protoporphyrinogen IX
Chlorins	Chlorophyllide (a, b) Chlorophyll (a, b) Phaeophytin (a, b) Bacteriochlorophyll c
Bacteriochlorins	Bacteriochlorophyll a
Isobacteriochlorins	Siroheme Sirohydrochlorin
Corphins	Cofactor F430

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