One of the brown pigments of the faeces; formed from the bile pigments, which, in turn, are formed as breakdown products of haemoglobin.
A brown pigment which colours the faeces.
A brownish-red pigment formed during the metabolism of the bile pigments biliverdin and bilirubin, which are derived from hemoglobin. Stercobilin is subsequently excreted in the urine or feces.
A brown pigment derived from the bile, giving the characteristic color to feces.
The primary component responsible for the brown color in feces comes from bilirubin, which starts in the gall bladder. Bacteria in the intestine break down this bilirubin, producing stercobilin. If bile is fully blocked from entering the intestines, the stools will lack stercobilin. This substance is also known as hydrobilirubin or urobilin.