Biliverdine

**Definition:** 1,3,6,7-Tetramethyl-4,5-dicarboxyethyl-2,8-divinylbilenone. Biosynthesized from hemoglobin as a precursor of bilirubin. Occurs in the bile of AMPHIBIANS and of birds, but not in normal human bile or serum.

**Tree numbers:** - D03.383.129.578.840.249.184.200 - D03.633.400.909.249.184.200 - D04.345.783.249.184.200 - D23.767.193.184.200

**Synonyms:** - Dehydrobilirubin - Ooecyan - Uteroverdine - Biliverdin