UROBILIN
urobilin
(noun) brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
urobilin (plural urobilins)
(biochemistry) A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.
Synonyms
• urochrome
Source: Wiktionary
U`ro*bi"lin, n. Etym: [1st uro- + bile + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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