The metabolic by-products of haemoglobin metabolism is

Bilirubin

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Biliverdin

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Both a & b

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Globulin

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The correct option is C
Both a & b

After the rupture of RBCs in the narrow capillaries of spleen, amino acids of globin and the iron of heme are recycled for erythropoiesis. The remnants of Hb metabolism are further processed for excretion through bile by converting them into pigments bilivirdin and bilirubin.

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