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Biliverdin
Biliverdin is a green pigment formed as a byproduct of heme breakdown. It consists of four linearly connected pyrrole rings (a tetrapyrrole). Biliverdin is formed when a heme prosthetic group is cleaved at its α-methine bridge. The resulting water-soluble biliverdin (C33H34N4O6) is then converted to bilirubin (C33H36N4O6) by biliverdin reductase in macrophages of the reticuloendothelial system. The changing color of a bruise from deep purple to yellow over time is a graphical indicator of this reaction.

Biliverdin is also present in the bile juice which is secreted by the liver and also imparts color to the bile juice.

The green-blooded skinks of the genus Prasinohaema possess such high (and would otherwise be toxic) levels of biliverdin in their blood that their tissues are colored a bright green.

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Cheltenham '99: Biliverdin marks Sheena's debut in the big time.(Sports)
Mar 12, 1999; BILIVERDIN, one of Ireland's big fancies for Wednesday's Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham, will be a first Festival...
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Punchestown Yesterday: Biliverdin drops a Bumper hint.(Sports)
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biliverdin
Jan 01, 2008; biliverdin (bili- ver -din) n. see bile pigments .
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Findings in pharmacology reported from Ghent University, Heymans Institute of Pharmacology.(Report)
Sep 17, 2008; A new study, 'Investigation of a possible interaction between the heme oxygenase/biliverdin reductase and nitric oxide synthase...
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Data from University of California advance knowledge in enzyme research.(Report)
May 17, 2009; According to a study from the United States, The cyanobacterial enzyme phycocyanobilin:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (PcyA) catalyzes...
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