Biliverdin

Biliverdin

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Formula = C33H34N4O6
MolarMass = 582.646
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Biliverdin is a green pigment formed as a byproduct of heme breakdown. It consists of four linearly connected pyrrole rings (a tetrapyrrole). Biliverdin is formed when a heme prosthetic group is cleaved at its α-methine bridge. The resulting water-soluble biliverdin (C33H34N4O6) is then converted to bilirubin (C33H36N4O6) by biliverdin reductase in macrophages of the reticuloendothelial system. 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 color to the bile juice.

The green-blooded skinks of the genus "Prasinohaema" possess such high (and would otherwise be toxic) levels of biliverdin in their blood that their tissues are colored a bright green.

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  • Biliverdin — Bil i*ver din, n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green. Cf. {Verdure}.] (Physiol.) A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by oxidation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Biliverdin — (Gallengrün), grüner Farbstoff der Galle, welcher durch längere Einwirkung von kohlensauren Alkalien u. Zusatz von Salzsäure aus dem Biliphaeïn dargestellt wird; er bildet eine dunkelgrüne amorphe Masse, welche sich in Äther mit grüner Farbe… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Biliverdin — (Gallengrün), ein grüner Gallenfarbstoff (s. Galle), der aus dem Bilirubin (s.d.) unter dem Einflusse von Säuren oder Alkalien durch Oxydation entsteht, die Zusammensetzung C16H18N2O4 besitzt und in Alkohol mit schöner und intensiv grüner Farbe… …   Lexikon der gesamten Technik

  • Biliverdin — ⇒ Gallenfarbstoffe …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • biliverdin — bilivèrdīn m <G biliverdína> DEFINICIJA biol. tamnozeleni žučni pigment, oksidacijski produkt bilirubina u podljevima krvi i kod zastojne žutice, glavni je žučni pigment kod biljoždera i hladnokrvnih kralješnjaka ETIMOLOGIJA lat. bilis: žuč …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • biliverdin — [bil΄i vʉr′din, bī΄livʉr′din] n. [ModL < L bilis, bile + obs. Fr verd, green (see VERDURE) + IN1] a dark green pigment, C33H34N4O6, in animal bile, that is formed by the breakdown of hemoglobin and converts to bilirubin in humans …   English World dictionary

  • Biliverdin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Biliverdin Summenformel …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • biliverdin — /bil euh verr din/, n. Biochem. a dark green bile pigment, C33H34O6N4, formed as a breakdown product of hemoglobin and converted in humans to bilirubin. [ < G Biliverdin (1840) < L bili(s) BILE + verd green (as in F verdir to make green; see… …   Universalium

  • Biliverdin — Bi|li|ver|din 〈[ vɛr ] n.; s; unz.〉 grüner Gallenfarbstoff [<lat. bilis „Galle“ + viridis „grün“] * * * Bi|li|ver|din [↑ Bil (1); lat. viridis = grün], das; s, e; Syn.: Bilin (abc) IXα : ↑ Bilirubin. * * * Biliverd …   Universal-Lexikon

  • biliverdin — biliverdinas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Tulžies pigmentas, hemo irimo produktas. formulė C₃₃H₃₄N₄O₆ atitikmenys: angl. biliverdin rus. биливердин …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

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