stercobilin

stercobilin
A brown degradation product of hemoglobin, present in the feces. SEE ALSO: bilirubinoids.

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ster·co·bi·lin .stər-kō-'bī-lin n UROBILIN esp a brown levorotatory pigment C33H46N4O6 found in feces and urine

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n.
a brownish-red pigment formed during the metabolism of the bile pigments biliverdin and bilirubin, which are derived from haemoglobin. Stercobilin is subsequently excreted in the urine or faeces.

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ster·co·bi·lin (stur″ko-biґlin) [sterco- + bilin] a bile pigment derivative, formed by air oxidation of stercobilinogen, which is in turn derived by reduction of bilirubin; it is a brown-orange-red pigmentation contributing to the color of feces and urine.

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  • Stercobilin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Name Sterkobilin Andere Namen Stercobilin …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Stercobilin — Ster|co|bi|lin [lat. stercus = Kot, Mist, Dünger; ↑ Bilin] S: Sterkobilin: goldgelber, mit Harn u. Kot ausgeschiedener ↑ Gallenfarbstoff (Fäkalpigment) als Abbauprodukt des Porphyringerüstes des Hämoglobins. * * * Stercobilin   [zu lateinisch… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • stercobilin — n. a brownish red pigment formed during the metabolism of the bile pigments biliverdin and bilirubin, which are derived from haemoglobin. Stercobilin is subsequently excreted in the urine or faeces …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • stercobilin — noun A tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, one of the end products of heme catabolism, responsible for the brown colour of human faeces …   Wiktionary

  • stercobilin — ster·co·bi·lin …   English syllables

  • stercobilin — ˌstərkōˈbīlə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sterco (from Latin stercus excrement) + bil (from Latin bilis bile) + in more at …   Useful english dictionary

  • hydrobilirubin — Stercobilin Ster co*bi lin, n. [L. stercus dung + E. bilin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A coloring matter found in the f[ae]ces, a product of the alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, identical with {hydrobilirubin}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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