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uro·bilin
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Princeton's WordNet
urobilinnoun
brown bile pigment formed from urobilinogens and found in feces and in small amounts in urine
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urobilinnoun
A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.
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Urobilin
Urobilin or urochrome is the chemical primarily responsible for the yellow color of urine. It is a linear tetrapyrrole compound that, along with the related colorless compound urobilinogen, are degradation products of the cyclic tetrapyrrole heme.
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urobilin
Urobilin is a chemical compound which is responsible for the yellow color in urine. It is formed as a byproduct of the breakdown of red blood cells in the body, specifically from the break down of heme, a component of haemoglobin. The liver metabolizes these breakdown products and excretes them via the kidneys. This entire process is a crucial part of the body's waste removal and detoxification systems.
Webster Dictionary
Urobilinnoun
a yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal urine. See Urochrome
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Urobilin
Urobilin or urochrome is a yellow biochemical linear tetrapyrrole compound. Urobilin and its related compound, urobilinogen, are degradation products of the cyclic tetrapyrrole heme, and is primarily responsible for the yellow color of urine.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of urobilin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of urobilin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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