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.
Synonyms: Biliverdin IX, Biliverdin, Biliverdine, 21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 3,18-diethenyl-1,19,22,24-tetrahydro-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-, O9MIA842K9, Biliverdin IX alpha, IX alpha, Biliverdin, alpha, Biliverdin IX, 0, Dehydrobilirubin, IX, Biliverdin, Uteroverdine, Ooecyan
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91; was see under BILIRUBIN 1976-90 ,a bile pigment in amphibia & birds but not in normal human bile; /biosyn /physiol permitted ,91(76); was see under BILIRUBIN 1976-90
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D001664