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单词 biliverdin
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biliverdin

/ˌbɪlɪˈvəːdɪn /
noun [mass noun] Biochemistry
A green pigment excreted in bile. It is an oxidized derivative of bilirubin.While the carbon monoxide either is carried in the blood in the form of carboxyhemoglobin or is excreted by the lungs, the biliverdin is converted to bilirubin by biliverdin reductase....
  • This finding implied that the mutants are defective in heme-oxygenase, an enzyme that converts heme into biliverdin.
  • This hypothesis is based on the antioxidant qualities of the blue-green eggshell pigment biliverdin and on the differential allocation version of sexual selection proposed by Burley as applied to female signals.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin bilis 'bile' + French vert 'green' + -in1.

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