stercobilinogen

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Noun1.stercobilinogen - a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
urobilinogen
chromogen - a compound that can be converted to a pigment
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Once bilirubin is secreted into the small bowel, it is metabolized by bacteria into urobilinogen and stercobilinogen. These molecules are later catabolized to urobilin and stercobilin, which stain stools yellow-brown.
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Convert urobilinogen to stercobilinogen, which is excreted in the faeces as stercobilin and imparts the brown colour to faecal matter.
Jaundice: an excess of bilirubin
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