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.compound:C00486
• knapsack:C00029828
• metacyc.compound:BILIRUBIN
• pdb-ccd:BLR
• pubmed:12799017
• pubmed:18442622
• pubmed:23763371
• pubmed:23768684
• pubmed:30224965
• pubmed:8605219
• pubmed:9587403
• reaxys:74376
• wikipedia.en:Bilirubin

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )

Resources

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