Preferred Label : urobilinogen;
MeSH definition : A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some
is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and
re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. At times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where
it may be later oxidized to urobilin.;
MeSH CAS label : 21H-Biline-8,12-dipropanoic acid, 2,17-diethyl-1,4,5,10,15,16,19,22,23,24-decahydro-3,7,13,18-tetramethyl-1,19-dioxo-;
Registry Number MeSH : 14684-37-8;
MeSH annotation : a bile pigment; /biosyn /physiol permitted;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urobilinogen;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D014558;
UMLS CUI : C0042052;
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A colorless compound formed in the intestines by the reduction of bilirubin. Some
is excreted in the feces where it is oxidized to urobilin. Some is reabsorbed and
re-excreted in the bile as bilirubin. At times, it is re-excreted in the urine, where
it may be later oxidized to urobilin.
