Stercobilin 252064 218124374 2008-06-09T07:34:01Z Littlealien182 3345501 Added {{[[Template:expand|expand]]}} tag to article. using [[WP:FRIENDLY|Friendly]] {{expand|date=June 2008}} {{Chembox new |ImageFile=stercobilin.png |ImageSize=200px |IUPACName=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 |OtherNames= |Section1= {{Chembox Identifiers | CASNo=34217-90-8 | PubChem=5280818 | SMILES= | MeSHName=Stercobilin }} |Section2= {{Chembox Properties | Formula=C<sub>33</sub>H<sub>46</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>6</sub> | MolarMass=594.742 | Appearance= | Density= | MeltingPt= | BoilingPt= | Solubility= }} |Section3= {{Chembox Hazards | MainHazards= | FlashPt= | Autoignition= }} }} '''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]]. == External links == * http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/tetrapyrrole/TP/D6.html [[Category:Metabolism]] [[Category:Digestive system]] [[Category:Pyrroles]] {{biochem-stub}} [[de:Sterkobilin]] [[fr:Stercobiline]] [[it:Stercobilina]] [[ja:ステルコビリン]]