Biliverdine
MESHD001664
1,3,6,7-Tetramethyl-4,5-dicarboxyethyl-2,8-divinylbilenone. Biosynthesized from hemoglobin as a precursor of bilirubin. Occurs in the bile of AMPHIBIANS and of birds, but not in normal human bile or serum.
Synonyms
- Dehydrobilirubin
- Ooecyan
- Uteroverdine
- Biliverdin
- Biliverdin IX
- IX, Biliverdin
- Biliverdin IX alpha
- alpha, Biliverdin IX
- IX alpha, Biliverdin
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