CATABOLIC PHASE OF HEMIN CHROMOPROTEIN METABOLISM,

Abstract

A brief summary is given of work which involved the following specific investigations: Level of output of bile pigment; Potential of hemoglobin breakdown to bile pigment; Role of haptoglobin; Breakdown of injected myoglobin, cytochrome c, denatured hemoglobin, and hematin solutions of pH 8.5 to bile pigment; Role of the liver in hemin chromoprotein breakdown; Reticuloendothelial system; Liver perfusion experiments; The hemophagous organ; A new cell-free enzyme system, prepared from the hemophagous organ and capable of degrading hemin and hemoglobin to biliverdin; and Production of carbon monoxide in the process of bile pigment production from hemin and hemoglobin.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0713169

Entities

People

  • David L. Drabkin

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bile Pigments
  • Biliverdin
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Colorants
  • Cytochromes
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Hemoglobin
  • Metabolism
  • Monoxides
  • Organic Pigments
  • Perfusion
  • Pigments
  • Production
  • Reticuloendothelial System

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Immunology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry