Biliverdin
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| Biliverdin | |
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| CAS number | [] |
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| Molecular formula | C33H34N4O6 |
| Molar mass | 582.646 |
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Biliverdin is a green pigment formed as a byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown. It consists of four linearly connected pyrrole rings (a tetrapyrrole). Biliverdin is formed when the heme group in hemoglobin is cleaved at its α-methine bridge. The resulting water-soluble biliverdin (C33H34N4O6) is then reduced to the water-insoluble toxic bilirubin (C33H36N4O6) , a yellow pigment, by the enzyme biliverdin reductase. The changing color of a bruise from deep purple to yellow over time is a graphical indicator of this reaction.
Biliverdin is also present in the bile juice which is secreted by the liver and also imparts colour to the bile juice.
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| Major Families of Biochemicals | ||
| Peptides | Amino acids | Nucleic acids | Carbohydrates | Lipids | Terpenes | Carotenoids | Tetrapyrroles | Enzyme cofactors | Steroids | Flavonoids | Alkaloids | Polyketides | Glycosides | ||
| Analogues of nucleic acids: | Types of Tetrapyrroles | Analogues of nucleic acids: |
| Bilanes: | Bilirubin | Biliverdin | Urobilinogen | Urobilin | |
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| Chlorophylls: | Protochlorophyllide | Chlorophyllide | |
| Corrinoids: | Cyanocobalamin | |
| Phycobilins: | Phycoerythrobilin | Phycocyanobilin | Phycourobilin | Phycoviolobilin | |
| Porphyrins: | Coproporphyrinogen | Protoporphyrin | Uroporphyrinogen | |
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