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Biliverdin vs Bilirubin - What's the difference?

biliverdin | bilirubin |

In biochemistry terms the difference between biliverdin and bilirubin

is that biliverdin is a green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the yellowish colour in bruises while bilirubin is a bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), extremely high levels of which cause jaundice.

biliverdin

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia biliverdin)
  • (biochemistry) A green tetrapyrrolic bile pigment, a product of heme catabolism, responsible for the yellowish colour in bruises.

    • bilirubin

    English

    (wikipedia bilirubin)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A bile pigment that is product of the breakdown of the heme portion of hemoglobin (which occurs within macrophages as they digest red blood cells), extremely high levels of which cause jaundice.

    • Related terms

    * bilirubinometer * bilirubinometry * hyperbilirubinemia