Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 42

The normal yellow color of urine is produced by:

A. Bilirubin

B. Hemoglobin

C. Urobilinogen

D. Urochrome

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Urochrome:

The urochrome is a pigment present in urine, which is responsible for yellow color to urine.

• The body at normal condition produces urochrome at constant rate.

• The urochrome is produced by endogenous metabolism rate of body and increases at the room temperature.

• As the urochrome excreted in urine at constant rate, it gives yellow color to it.

Therefore, “urochrome” pigment in urine which causes the yellow color. Hence, the correct answer is option.