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Metal complexes of bilirubin and bilirubin dimethyl ester

1978; Elsevier BV; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0006-3061(00)80029-0

1873-3190

John D. Van Norman, Edward T. Yatsko,

Methemoglobinemia and Tumor Lysis Syndrome

A spectral study of bilirubin and bilirubin dimethyl ester complexes with a variety of metal ions indicates that bilirubin forms two different types of complexes, interacting either with the pyrrole nitrogens or with the propionic acid side chains. A combination of the two types is possible. The proposed structure of these complexes is in accord with the most recent structural information for bilirubin.