Talk:Biliverdin

Macrophages do not break down senescent erythrocytes
But senecent erytrocytes are broken down spontaneously in the spleen (mostly) and in the liver (10 %). Macrophages phagocytose their fragments.

Diagram is the same for biliverdin and bilirubin
Diagram is the same for biliverdin and bilirubin. At least one is therefore wrong.

Answer: After checking the Merck Index, I have now corrected the biliverdin structure. There was a double C=C bond missing between the second and third pyrrole rings.Dirac66 19:46, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Derived from "Bile" + "verdin/green"--Mr Fink (talk) 04:42, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

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Source for further chemical content
Should there ever be interest in including chemistry content on this particular chemical species, KM Smith (1984), updated online as of 2009, has nice review-level information discussing model studies in relation to the in vivo scission of the heme ring in the production of biliverdin. See K.M. Smith (1984) "Porphyrins, Corrins and Phthalocyanines," in Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry, Vol. 4, Pergamon:Oxford, pp. 377–442 (esp. §3.07.2.4.2, Oxidation, 391ff), available online HERE. Signed, 67.175.84.85 (talk) 04:30, 23 May 2018 (UTC)