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Indican
1H-Indol-3-ol Hydrogen Sulfate Ester | Indican Monopotassium Salt | Indican Monosodium Salt | Indoxyl Sulfate | Monopotassium Salt, Indican | Monosodium Salt, Indican | Sulfate, Indoxyl
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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