Bilirubin

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bilirubin
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pigment
gptkbp:absorbs_light_at 450 nm
gptkbp:category gptkb:tetrapyrrole
gptkbp:chemicalFormula C33H36N4O6
gptkbp:color yellow
gptkbp:conjugated_form direct bilirubin
gptkbp:conjugated_in liver
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Rudolf_Virchow
gptkbp:elevatedIn gptkb:liver_disease
gptkb:anemia
jaundice
gptkbp:excretion urine
feces
gptkbp:foundIn bile
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bilirubin
gptkbp:IUPACName 3,17-bis(1,3,5,10,12,14-hexamethyl-4,8,13,18-tetraazatricyclo[13.3.1.1^5,9]octadeca-1(18),2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-nonaen-17-yl)propanoic acid
gptkbp:measures blood tests
gptkbp:metabolism glucuronidation
gptkbp:molecularWeight 584.7 g/mol
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:biliverdin
gptkbp:producedBy breakdown of heme
gptkbp:solubility poorly soluble in water
gptkbp:toxic_at_high_levels kernicterus
gptkbp:transportation albumin
gptkbp:unconjugated_form indirect bilirubin
gptkbp:used_in diagnosis of liver function
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bile
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7