Bilirubin: An Endogenous Molecule with Antiv… [Front Pharmacol. 2012] – PubMed – NCBI
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Bilirubin-IX-alpha (BR) is the final product of heme metabolism through the heme oxygenase/biliverdin reductase (HO/BVR) system. Previous papers reported on the microbicidal effects of the HO by-products biliverdin-IX-alpha, carbon monoxide and iron, through either direct or indirect mechanisms.