Urinary excretion of α- and β-isomers of biliverdin-IX in humans

Article abstract of DOI:10.1248/bpb.18.481

The distribution and relative proportions of the four isomers of α-, β-, γ- and δ-biliverdin-IX were investigated using urinary samples from seven healthy adults. The biliverdins from samples were adsorbed on talc, and the adsorbed biliverdins were then soaked in a solution of methanol and concentrated sulfuric acid for derivation to the dimethyl esters. The esters were passed to a reversed-phase cartridge for clean-up, then quantitated by HPLC on a reversed-phase column. The analyses revealed that the biliverdins in 24-h urine were comprised of 6.4 ± 2.5 nmol α- and 9.3 ± 5.4 nmol β-isomers. The HPLC analyses suggested the presence of a δ-isomer in a much smaller amount, but no γ-isomer was detected. The identifications of α- and β-isomers were performed with co-chromatography and absorption spectra.

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