bilirubin IXalpha

Term ID

CHEBI:16990

Synonyms

• 1,10,19,22,23,24-hexahydro-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-3,18-divinylbiline-8,12-dipropionic acid
• 2,17-diethenyl-1,10,19,22,23,24-hexahydro-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-21H-biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid
• 2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-3,18-divinyl-1,10,19,22,23,24-hexahydro-21H-biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid
• 3,18-diethenyl-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-1,10,19,22,23,24-hexahydro-21H-biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid
• 8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-3,18-divinylbiladiene-ac-1,19(21H,24H)-dione
• bilirubin
• bilirubin(Z,Z)
• bilirubin-IXalpha

Definition

A member of the class of biladienes that is a linear tetrapyrrole with the dipyrrole units being of both exovinyl and endovinyl type. A product of heme degradation, it is produced in the reticuloendothelial system by the reduction of biliverdin and transported to the liver as a complex with serum albumin.

References

• CAS:635-65-4
• Gmelin:411033
• HMDB:HMDB0000054
• KEGG:C00486
• KNApSAcK:C00029828
• MetaCyc:BILIRUBIN
• PDBeChem:BLR
• PMID:12799017
• PMID:18442622
• PMID:23763371
• PMID:23768684
• PMID:30224965
• PMID:8605219
• PMID:9587403
• Reaxys:74376
• Wikipedia:Bilirubin

Ontology

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