bilichrome

bilichrome
The pigment bilin.

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  • Bilin (biochemistry) — Bilins or bilanes are biological pigments formed in many organisms as a metabolic product of certain porphyrins. Bilin (also called bilichrome) was named as a bile pigment of mammals, but can also be found in lower vertebrates, invertebrates, as… …   Wikipedia

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