A new tetraphenylporphinatoiron(II) having only one amphiphilic chain with a phosphoserine group as a hydrophilic end group was synthesized. The complex with 1-dodecyl-2-methylimidazole embedded in phospholipid bilayer formed an oxygen adduct and the oxygen-binding rate constant was much smaller than that of the heme having four amphiphilic chains.
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