Stercobilin
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|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
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| CASNo=34217-90-8
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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]].
== External links ==
* http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/tetrapyrrole/TP/D6.html
[[Category:Metabolism]]
[[Category:Digestive system]]
[[Category:Pyrroles]]
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