Biliverdine
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.
Year introduced: 1991(1976)
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Tree Number(s): D03.383.129.578.840.249.184.200, D03.633.400.909.249.184.200, D04.345.783.249.184.200, D23.767.193.184.200
MeSH Unique ID: D001664
Registry Number: O9MIA842K9
Entry Terms:
- Dehydrobilirubin
- Ooecyan
- Uteroverdine
- Biliverdin
- Biliverdin IX
- IX, Biliverdin
- Biliverdin IX alpha
- alpha, Biliverdin IX
- IX alpha, Biliverdin
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