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Biochemistry Metabolism of nucleic acids a3ac08de

Which of the following is porphyrines gives stools their characteristics brown color?

A
Biliverdin
B
Urobilinogen
C
Heme
D
Stercobilin
High-Yield Explanation
Stercobilin is a tetrapyrrolic bile pigment and is one end-product of heme catabolism. It is the chemical responsible for the brown color of human feces and was originally isolated from feces in 1932Urobilinogen is a colourless by-product of bilirubin reduction.Heme or haem is a cofactor consisting of a Fe2+ (ferrous) ion contained in the centre of a large heterocyclic organic ring called a porphyrin

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