Assertion: bilirubin | /r/HasProperty | insoluble
Facets:
value: because of the intramolecular hydrogen bonds
type: CAUSE
value: in its most common isomeric form
type: OTHER
value: almost
type: DEGREE
value: in water
type: LOCATION
value: in aqueous solutions
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Bilirubin is formed outside the liver and released bound to serum albumin because bilirubin is insoluble in aqueous solutions, hence, impossible to transport in blood.
text: Next, water-soluble biliverdin is reduced to bilirubin, which, because of the intramolecular hydrogen bonds, is almost insoluble in water in its most common isomeric form (bilirubin IXα Z,Z).