English Explanatory Dictionary

urobilin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.

Word forms

urobilin urobilins

Synonyms

urochrome
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