Indoxyl sulfate

Indican 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.

Molecular Formula: C₈H₇NO₄S

InChI: InChI=1/C8H7NO4S/c10-14(11,12)13-8-5-9-7-4-2-1-3-6(7)8/h1-5,9H,(H,10,11,12)/f/h10H

InChIKey: InChIKey=BXFFHSIDQOFMLE-KZFATGLACB
SMILES: C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)OS(=O)(=O)O

Names:
    Indican (metabolic indican)
    Indican (metabolic indolyl sulfate)
    INDICAN
    Indoxylsulfuric acid
    Indoxyl sulfate
    1H-Indol-3-ol, hydrogen sulfate (ester)
    130385-38-5
    2642-37-7
    3-Indoxylsulfuric acid
    3-Indoxyl sulfate
    3-sulfooxy-1H-indole

Registries:
    PubChem CID 10258
    PubChem ID 153517