An unknown oxidase oxidises D-UBGN to UBN

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R-HSA-9661710
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Reaction [uncertain]
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Homo sapiens
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The D urobilinogen (D UBGN) that remains in the intestine is directly reduced to stercobilin (STBN) or oxidised to urobilin (UBN), a yellow pigment seen in urine (Rupe & Fetter 1981). How this oxidation is mediated is unknown (Hamoud et al. 2018).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
6456089 Urinary urobilinogen determined by a mercuric chloride procedure

Fetter, MC, Rupe, CO

Clin. Chem. 1981
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oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-CH group of donors of UBGNO [extracellular region]

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