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Meaning of BILIVERDIN

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bil`i*ver"din\, n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green.
Cf. {Verdure}.] (Physiol.)
A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by
oxidation.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: A green pigment found in bile which is formed during heme catabolism, mainly the breaking down of old red blood cells, within the liver. It has the chemical formula C33H34N4O6. It transforms into the red-orange bile pigment bilirubin.
 
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