Stercobilin

Stercobilin

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Stercobilin

IUPAC name 3-[(2E)-2-[ [3-(2-Carboxyethyl)-5- [(4-ethyl-3-methyl-5-oxo-pyrrolidin-2-yl) methyl]-4-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl]methylidene]-5- [(3-ethyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-pyrrolidin-2-yl) methyl]-4-methyl-pyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid

Identifiers

CAS number [34217-90-8]

PubChem 5280818

MeSH Stercobilin

Properties

Molecular formula C₃₃H₄₆N₄O₆

Molar mass 594.742

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Stercobilin is a tetrapyrrole chemical compound, responsible for the typical brown color of human feces.

It is created from bacterial conversion of bilirubin to stercobilinogen and subsequently oxidised to stercobilin.

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