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Stercobilin
The reddish-brown color of human feces is derived from stercobilin, a tetrapyrrole chemical compound created by bacterial action on bilirubin and subsequent oxidation.
External links
- http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iupac/tetrapyrrole/TP/D6.html
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