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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