Biliverdin

Biliverdin
Names
IUPAC name
3,3′-(2,17-Diethenyl-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-19,21,22,24-tetrahydro-1H-biline-8,12-diyl)dipropanoic acid
Systematic IUPAC name
3,3′-([12(2)Z,4(52)Z,6(72)Z]-13,74-Diethenyl-14,33,54,73-tetramethyl-15,75-dioxo-11,15,71,75-tetrahydro-31H-1,7(2),3,5(2,5)-tetrapyrrolaheptaphane-12(2),4(52),6(72)-triene-34,53-diyl)dipropanoic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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ChEMBL
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ECHA InfoCard 100.003.675 Edit this at Wikidata
MeSH Biliverdin
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C33H34N4O6/c1-7-20-19(6)32(42)37-27(20)14-25-18(5)23(10-12-31(40)41)29(35-25)15-28-22(9-11-30(38)39)17(4)24(34-28)13-26-16(3)21(8-2)33(43)36-26/h7-8,13-15,35H,1-2,9-12H2,3-6H3,(H,36,43)(H,37,42)(H,38,39)(H,40,41)/b26-13-,27-14-,28-15- checkY
    Key: QBUVFDKTZJNUPP-BBROENKCSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C33H34N4O6/c1-7-20-19(6)32(42)37-27(20)14-25-18(5)23(10-12-31(40)41)29(35-25)15-28-22(9-11-30(38)39)17(4)24(34-28)13-26-16(3)21(8-2)33(43)36-26/h7-8,13-15,35H,1-2,9-12H2,3-6H3,(H,36,43)(H,37,42)(H,38,39)(H,40,41)/b26-13-,27-14-,28-15-
    Key: QBUVFDKTZJNUPP-BBROENKCBK
  • CC\1=C(/C(=C/C2=C(C(=C(N2)/C=C\3/C(=C(C(=O)N3)C)C=C)C)CCC(=O)O)/N/C1=C\C4=NC(=O)C(=C4C)C=C)CCC(=O)O
Properties
C33H34N4O6
Molar mass 582.646
Appearance Dark green plates or prisms with violet surface color
Melting point > 300 °C
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
 Irritant
Safety data sheet (SDS) Sigma-Aldrich
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Biliverdin (from the Latin for green bile) is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, and is a product of heme catabolism.[1][2] It is the pigment responsible for a greenish color sometimes seen in bruises.[2]

  1. ^ Boron W, Boulpaep E. Medical Physiology: a cellular and molecular approach, 2005. 984–986. Elsevier Saunders, United States. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3
  2. ^ a b Mosqueda, L; Burnight, K; Liao, S (2005). "The Life Cycle of Bruises in Older Adults". Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53 (8): 1339–1343. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53406.x. PMID 16078959. S2CID 12394659.