Biliverdine
Synonyms
21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 3,18-diethenyl-1,19,22,24-tetrahydro-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-
Biliverdin
Biliverdin IX
Biliverdin IX alpha
Dehydrobilirubin
IX alpha, Biliverdin
IX, Biliverdin
Ooecyan
Uteroverdine
alpha, Biliverdin IX
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.