Chapter 14, Problem 13CA

Summary Introduction

To distinguish:

Between biliverdin and bilirubin.

Introduction:

The pigments biliverdin and bilirubin are formed by the degradation of the heme pigment of the porphyrin ring in hemoglobin. The pigment biliverdin is green in color, and bilirubin is yellow in color. The pigment biliverdin is formed from the degradation of heme molecule and later bilirubin is formed by the degradation of biliverdin.