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Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > Indoles > Indican

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Indican  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 1H-Indol-3-ol Hydrogen Sulfate Ester
  • Indoxyl Sulfate
  • Sulfate, Indoxyl

Note

  • do not confuse with indican, a glycoside from plants yielding indigo (index under GLYCOSIDES)

Scope note

  • 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.

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