MeSH definition : 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.;
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.