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biliverdin

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biliverdin /bil·i·ver·din/ (-ver´din) a green bile pigment formed by catabolism of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin in the liver; it may also arise from oxidation of bilirubin.
bil·i·ver·din (bl-vûrdn, bl-vûr-)
n.
A green pigment occurring in bile.

biliverdin
a green bile pigment formed by catabolism of hemoglobin and converted to bilirubin in the liver.

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2003), or endogenous compounds such as bilirubin and biliverdin (Phelan et al.
Heme oxygenase (HO) is the rate-limiting enzyme that is involved in the degradation of heme to biliverdin, carbon monoxide, and iron.
1, 1998 ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, a binding by bilirubin and biliverdin, chemicals that form during the natural destruction of aging red blood cells.
 
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