| | CatalogNo.: F-H120 MW: 584.67 Purity: 97% CAS: 635-65-4
Description: Bilirubinisawaterinsolubletetrapyrroleproducedfromthereductionofbiliverdininareactioncatalyzedbytheenzymebilirverdinreductase.Waterinsolublebilirubin(alsocalledindirectbilirubin)invivoundergoesglucuronidationintheliver(additionofoneortwoglucuronicacidsthroughaglycosidicbond)toformthewatersolublebilirubinmonoordiglucuronide(alsocalledbilirubinconjugateordirectbilirubin).Bilirubinconjugateisexcretedfromtheliverinbileorisconvertedtourobilinogenandexcretedintheurineasurobilinorinthefecesasstercobilin. | |
StorageBilirubinisstableforatleastoneyearwhenstoredasasolid,protectedfrommoisture,at-20°C.Protectfromlight.References1)Lee,K.S.,L.D.Raymond,etal.(2007)."HeminInteractionsandAlterationsoftheSubcellularLocalizationofPrionProtein."JournalofBIOLOGicalChemistry282(50):36525-36533. 2)Soares,M.P.,M.P.Seldon,etal.(2004)."HemeOxygenase-1ModulatestheExpressionofAdhesionMoleculesAssociatedwithEndothelialCellActivation."TheJournalofImmunology172(6):3553-3563. 3)Huber,A.H.,B.Zhu,etal.(2012)."FluorescenceSensorfortheQuantificationofUnboundBilirubinConcentrations."ClinicalChemistry58(5):869-876. 4)Kirkby,K.,C.Baylis,etal.(2007)."Intravenousbilirubinprovidesincompleteprotectionagainstrenalischemia-reperfusioninjuryinvivo."AmericanJournalofPhysiology-RenalPhysiology292(2):F888-F894. 5)Wu,J.,J.Ma,etal.(2005)."BilirubinderivedfromhemedegradationsuppressesMHCclassIIexpressioninendothelialcells."BiochemicalandBiophysicalResearchCommunications338(2):890. |