magnesium(2+)
Molecular structure
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Bioactivity signal
Structure-activity model estimate · not measured
Receptor binding
Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
Mg(2+)(out) + ATP + H2O = Mg(2+)(in) + ADP + phosphate + H(+)
protoporphyrin IX + Mg(2+) + ATP + H2O = Mg-protoporphyrin IX + ADP + phosphate + 3 H(+)
Mg(2+)(in) = Mg(2+)(out)
chlorophyll a + 2 H(+) = pheophytin a + Mg(2+)
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
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