title: Inactivation of digestive proteases by deconjugated bilirubin: the possible evolutionary driving force for bilirubin or biliverdin predominance in animals.
authors.forename: Xiaofa
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000502:physiology*; D004064:Digestive System / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
chemical_list: D001663:Bilirubin