biliverdin Chemical Properties

Melting point:

>2000C (dec)

Boiling point:

640.55°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.2293 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.6000 (estimate)

storage temp. 

-20°C Freezer

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

pka

4.46±0.10(Predicted)

form 

Solid

color 

Dark Green

Stability:

Light Sensitive

EPA Substance Registry System

21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 3,18-diethenyl-1,19,22,24-tetrahydro-2,7,13,17-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo- (114-25-0)

biliverdin Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Dark Green Crystalline Solid

Uses

Precursor of Bilirubin. Formed in the body from hemoglobin

Uses

Biliverdine is a precursor of Bilirubin. Biliverdine is formed in the body from hemoglobin. The bile of amphibians and of birds contains Biliverdine only. It is also an inhibitor for hepatitis C virus.

Uses

Biliverdineis a precursor of Bilirubin. Biliverdine is formed in the body from hemoglobin. The bile of amphibia and of birds contains Biliverdine only.

Definition

ChEBI: A linear tetrapyrrole produced in the reticuloendothelial system by the first step of heme degradation, catalysed by heme oxygenase.

Purification Methods

This is the precursor of bilirubin (above) and forms dark green plates or prisms, with a violet reflection, from MeOH. The dimethyl ester, when crystallised from MeOH has m 215o(209o), and when crystallised from CHCl3/Pet ether gives blue-green crystals with m 202o. [Gray et al. J Chem Soc 2264 1961, Sheldrick J Chem Soc, Perkin Trans 2 1457 1976, Beilstein 26 III/V 3272.]

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