biliverdin
Also known as 8,12-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-3,18-divinylbilin-1(19)(21H,24H)-dione, Biliverdine, Biliverdin IX alpha, Biliverdine IX Alpha
Biliverdin (from the Latin for green bile) is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, and is a product of heme catabolism.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C33H34N4O6
- Molecular weight
- 582.6 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3-[(2Z,5Z)-2-[[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-5-[(Z)-(3-ethenyl-4-methyl-5-oxopyrrol-2-ylidene)methyl]-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methylidene]-5-[(4-ethenyl-3-methyl-5-oxopyrrol-2-yl)methylidene]-4-methylpyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid
- SMILES
- CC\1=C(/C(=C/C2=C(C(=C(N2)/C=C\3/C(=C(C(=O)N3)C)C=C)C)CCC(=O)O)/N/C1=C\C4=NC(=O)C(=C4C)C=C)CCC(=O)O
- InChIKey
- RCNSAJSGRJSBKK-NSQVQWHSSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.5
- Polar surface area
- 161 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 5
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
2,847 papersArticle
8 sectionsContents
- Metabolism
- Role in disease
- Role in treatment of disease
- In non-human animals
- In fluorescence imaging
- See also
- References
- External links
Biliverdin (from the Latin for green bile) is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, and is a product of heme catabolism.
It is the pigment responsible for a greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.