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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Indican
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Indicán
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Indică
Tree Number:
D03.438.473.393
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
indican
, a glycoside from
plants
yielding indigo (index under
GLYCOSIDES
)
See Related
English
:
Hartnup Disease
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AA
analogs & derivatives
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
7376
Unique Identifier:
D007200
Occurrence in VHL
:
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