Chemistry of porphyrins in fossil plants and animals

Author:

Tahoun Mariam12345ORCID,Gee Carole T.67385ORCID,McCoy Victoria E.9101112,Sander P. Martin67385,Müller Christa E.12345ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Pharmaceutical Institute

2. Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry

3. University of Bonn

4. 53121 Bonn

5. Germany

6. Institute of Geosciences

7. Division of Paleontology

8. 53115 Bonn

9. Department of Geosciences

10. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

11. Milwaukee

12. USA

Abstract

Porphyrin derivatives such as heme, which is present in blood, and chlorophylls found in plants and bacteria, are complexes of high chemical stability which can survive hundreds of millions of years. Examples from the fossil record are highlighted.

Funder

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Chemical Engineering,General Chemistry

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