biliverdin
/bil-uh-vur-din/US // ˌbɪl əˈvɜr dɪn //UK // (ˌbɪlɪˈvɜːdɪn) //
胆碱酯酶,胆红素,胆碱脂素,胆碱脂酶
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biochemistry.
- : a dark-green bile pigment, C33H34O6N4, formed as a breakdown product of hemoglobin and converted in humans to bilirubin.
Examples
It may assume a greenish hue after standing, owing to oxidation of bilirubin into biliverdin.
Haematoporphyrin and biliverdin also occur in the egg-shells of certain birds, but in this case they are derived from haemoglobin.
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