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Preferred term

Indican  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A substance occurring in the urine of mammals and also in blood plasma as the normal metabolite of tryptophan. An increased urinary excretion of indican is seen in Hartnup disease from the bacterial degradation of unabsorbed tryptophan.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 1H-Indol-3-ol Hydrogen Sulfate Ester
  • 1H-Indol-3-ol, hydrogen sulfate (ester)
  • 2642-37-7 (mono-K salt)
  • 487-94-5 (Indican)
  • 79395-72-5 (mono-Na salt)
  • Indoxyl Sulfate
  • N187WK1Y1J

In other languages

  • French

  • 1H-Indol-3-ol, hydrogen sulfate (ester)
  • 2642-37-7 (mono-K salt)
  • 487-94-5 (Indican)
  • 79395-72-5 (mono-Na salt)
  • Indosan
  • N187WK1Y1J

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-SJC0S7Q4-K

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