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Urochrome vs Urobilin - What's the difference?

urochrome | urobilin | Synonyms |

Urobilin is a synonym of urochrome.



In biochemistry terms the difference between urochrome and urobilin

is that urochrome is a pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys while urobilin is a yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.

urochrome

English

Noun

  • (biochemistry) A pigment that causes the yellow color in urine. It is a breakdown product of the blood's haemoglobin and is removed by the kidneys.

    • urobilin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia urobilin)
  • (biochemistry) A yellow linear tetrapyrrole resulting from the breakdown of heme, produced when urobilinogen is oxidized by intestinal bacteria.

    • Synonyms

    * urochrome