Bilirubin

CAS: 635-65-4

Ref. 3D-B-2501

Product Information

• Name: Bilirubin
• Synonyms: Hematoidin
• Brand: Biosynth
• Description: Bilirubin is a product of heme degradation, it is produced in the reticuloendothelial system by the reduction of biliverdin and transported to the liver as a complex with serum albumin. Insoluble yellow coloured bilirubin can be turned into water soluble iso-bilirubin by blue-light irradiation. This is the molecular basis of the standard treatment of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (or Jaundice) by a fairly simple phototherapy. In a 2018 study by Lee et al., the solubility switch of bilirubin was used in a new type of bilirubin-based carriers for anti-cancer drugs.

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 584.68 g/mol
• Formula: C₃₃H₃₆N₄O₆
• Purity: (Uv) Min. 95.0%