The molecule is a linear tetrapyrrole obtained by the enzymic degradation of heme by Pseudomonas aeruginosa heme oxygenase. It has a role as a marine metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic acid and a linear tetrapyrrole. It is a conjugate acid of a biliverdin delta(1-).
3-[(2Z)-2-[[3-(2-carboxyethyl)-4-methyl-5-oxopyrrol-2-yl]methylidene]-5-[(Z)-[(5Z)-3-ethenyl-5-[(4-ethenyl-3-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dihydropyrrol-5-yl)methylidene]-4-methylpyrrol-2-ylidene]methyl]-4-methylpyrrol-3-yl]propanoic acid