Related MeSH Hierarchy (4)
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring » Azoles » Pyrroles » Tetrapyrroles » Bile Pigments » Bilirubin » Biliverdine
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Heterocyclic Compounds [D03] » Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring » Heterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More Rings » Tetrapyrroles » Bile Pigments » Bilirubin » Biliverdine
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Polycyclic Compounds [D04] » Macrocyclic Compounds » Tetrapyrroles » Bile Pigments » Bilirubin » Biliverdine
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Biological Factors [D23] » Pigments, Biological » Bile Pigments » Bilirubin » Biliverdine
Description
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. MeSH
Hierarchy View
Hierarchy Tree View
YOU AGREE THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY PATENT, COPYRIGHT, OR ANY OTHER THIRD-PARTY RIGHT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CREATORS OF THE WEBSITE OR WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE WEBSITE, THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, OR THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER IN BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
