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Black pigment or polybilirubinate gallstones: composition and formation.

Abstract
Black pigment, extracted from gallstones from patients, has been characterized as polybilirubinate. A similar material with the same physical properties was synthesized from bilirubin. The properties of black pigment are described. A mechanism for black pigment formation is postulated, and the possible relationship of this pigment to the formation of gallstones is discussed.
AuthorsW Burnett, K R Dwyer, C H Kennard
JournalAnnals of surgery (Ann Surg) Vol. 193 Issue 3 Pg. 331-3 (Mar 1981) ISSN: 0003-4932 [Print] United States
PMID7212792 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • polybilirubinate
  • Bilirubin
Topics
  • Bilirubin (analogs & derivatives, analysis)
  • Cholelithiasis (metabolism)
  • Electron Probe Microanalysis
  • Humans
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • Spectrophotometry, Infrared

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