Biologically Active Substance
bile pigment
bile pig·ment [ bahyl pig-muh nt ]
Subclass of:
Tetrapyrroles
Definitions related to bile pigments:
  • Colored compounds that result from the digestion of certain porphyrins and are excreted in the bile.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Pigments that give a characteristic color to bile including: bilirubin, biliverdine, and bilicyanin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Linear TETRAPYRROLES that give a characteristic color to BILE including: BILIRUBIN; BILIVERDIN; and bilicyanin.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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