

Biliverdin Dimethyl Ester by Molecular Depot is a biliverdin dimethyl ester, the synthetic diester of biliverdin, the green open-chain tetrapyrrole formed when haem is broken down. Esterifying the two propionic acid side chains makes the pigment soluble in organic solvent and much easier to handle and crystallise than the free acid. It is used as a reference standard in bile pigment analysis, in haem degradation and biliverdin reductase research and in phytochrome and bacterial phytochrome chemistry. Each unit contains 5 mg. MBP supplies Molecular Depot research reagents to research labs in the United States, Canada and worldwide.