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NIH3D

Bilirubin

PubChem 5280352 was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for ChalybsPirum
Created:
3/30/22
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23

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3DPX-017003

Licensing:

CC-BY
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Description

Bilirubin IXalpha is a member of the class of biladienes that is a linear tetrapyrrole with the dipyrrole units being of both exovinyl and endovinyl type. A product of heme degradation, it is produced in the reticuloendothelial system by the reduction of biliverdin and transported to the liver as a complex with serum albumin. It has a role as an antioxidant, a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is a member of biladienes and a dicarboxylic acid. It contains a 24G7 epitope. It is a conjugate acid of a bilirubin(2-).

Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules