stercobilina
Stercobilina, known in English as stercobilin, is a brown bile pigment that gives feces their characteristic color. It is a product of heme metabolism and represents the final oxidation product derived from bilirubin processing in the intestine.
Biochemical origin and pathway. Heme from aged red blood cells is broken down to biliverdin and then
Clinical and diagnostic relevance. The presence of stercobilin in feces reflects normal bile flow and intestinal