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Sulfonamides given to neonates compete with it for binding to albumin, which itself keeps this compound from passing through the blood-brain barrier and causing kernicterus. The Van den Bergh reaction has been used to quantify this compound, which is conjugated by UGT1A1 to become water-soluble. (*) Newborns naturally have more of this because in utero red blood cells have a shorter lifetime than in adults. The product of heme catabolism, it is commonly implicated in the discoloration associated with jaundice. For 10 points, name this yellow pigment found in the liver, a major product of bile.
Sulfonamides given to neonates compete with it for binding to albumin, which itself keeps this compound from passing through the blood-brain barrier and causing kernicterus.
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