Liver function tests

Bilirubin (BR) (adopted from German, originally bili, for bile, plus ruber, Latin for red) is a red-orange compound that occurs as the reduction product of biliverdin, a breakdown product of heme. It is further broken down in the colon to urobilinogen, most of which becomes stercobilin, causing the brown color of feces. Some unconverted urobilinogen, metabolised to urobilin, provides the straw-yellow color in urine.

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

homodimeric protein enzyme of 86 kilodaltons

class of enzymes

measure of the levels of enzymes and proteins in the blood to assess liver health and functionality

mammalian protein found in Homo sapiens

ratio used in biochemistry