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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
DU
diagnostic use
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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