biliverdin
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əˈvɜr noun Biochemistry.
a dark-green bile pigment, C 33 H 34 O 6 N 4 , formed as a breakdown product of hemoglobin and converted in humans to bilirubin.
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| a dark green pigment in the bile formed by the oxidation of bilirubin. Formula: C33H34O6N4 | |
| [C19: coined in Swedish, from Latin bīlis bile + Old French verd green + | |
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Biliverdin
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biliverdin bil·i·ver·din (bĭl'ĭ-vûr'dn, bĭl'ĭ-vûr'-)
n.
A green pigment occurring in bile.
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Example sentences
In addition, biliverdin is subsequently metabolized to bilirubin by the enzyme biliverdin reductase.
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