Indican

"Indican" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D007200
MeSH Number(s)	D03.438.473.393
Concept/Terms	Indican Indican Indoxyl Sulfate Sulfate, Indoxyl 1H-Indol-3-ol Hydrogen Sulfate Ester Indican Monosodium Salt Indican Monosodium Salt Monosodium Salt, Indican Indican Monopotassium Salt Indican Monopotassium Salt Monopotassium Salt, Indican

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.438]
Indoles [D03.438.473]
Indican [D03.438.473.393]

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