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Answer for the clue "A chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin ", 12 letters:
urobilinogen

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 [syn: stercobilinogen ]

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Urobilinogen is a colourless by-product of bilirubin reduction. It is formed in the intestines by bacterial action on bilirubin. About half of the urobilinogen formed is reabsorbed and taken up via the portal vein to the liver, enters circulation and is ...

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Sugars, acetone bodies, creatine, nitrogenous compounds, haemoglobin, myoglobin, amino acids and metabolites, uric acid, urea, urobilinogen and coproporphyrins, bile pigments, minerals, fats, and of course a great variety of psychotropic drugs: certainly all of the ones proscribed by the US Federal Bureau of Narcotics.