When the erythrocytes are destroyed, haemoglobin breaks down, the heme part of it goes through a series of transformation:
Heme → biliverdin (green pigment)
biliverdin → bilirubin (orange-yellow pigment)
Bilirubin + blood albumin → bound bilirubin (in peripheral blood)
Bound bilirubin + glucuronic acid → conjugated bilirubin. (in liver)
Conjugated bilirubin + intestinal bacteria → several pigments, including
- stercobolin (orange-brown pigment, excreted in feces) and
- urobilinogen (reabsorbed into bile/blood, finally excreted in urine)
the respiratory pigment in humans is hemoglobin
The dark green pigment produced from hemoglobin when red blood cells are destroyed is called biliverdin. It is eventually converted into bilirubin, which gives bile its yellow color.
The pigment containing iron is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body.
Biliverdin is the greenish pigment that is formed when hemoglobin molecules are decomposed. It is eventually converted to bilirubin.
Biliverdin.
its called hemoglobin. it is the pigment which carries oxygen in blood
Haemoglobin (Hb) is a red coloured protein pigment found within Red Blood CellsIt consists of two basic partsthe iron containing pigment haemthe protein globin
The pigment that carries oxygen in red blood cells is called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein that contains iron and binds to oxygen in the lungs, transporting it to tissues throughout the body.
When a hemoglobin molecule is broken apart, the iron pigment is released. This is what is called the -"heme" part of the molecule.
red blood cells is created by a blood protein called Hemoglobin. hope i was helpful
heomoglobin..... a comlex compound of proteins with iron......
The destruction of red blood cells results in the waste product called bilirubin. Bilirubin is a yellow compound that is produced when hemoglobin from old red blood cells is broken down in the liver.