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Created page with "== Bilirubin == Bilirubin is a breakdown product of the porphyrin rings of haemoglobin. Bilirubin is therefore a haemoglobinogenic pigment with a yellow-orange colour. It doesn’t contain iron. Bilirubin is insoluble in water and is therefore transported by albumin to the liver, where the hepatocytes conjugate it with glucuronic acid by biotransformation. After it becomes conjugated it becomes more water-soluble, so the liver therefore pours it into the bile. The bile..."