| 释义 |
UroxanthinenUK
U`ro`xan´thin
| n. | 1.(Physiol. Chem.) Same as Indican. |
EncyclopediaSeeindicanuroxanthinenUK
in·di·can (in'di-kan), 1. Indoxyl β-d-glucoside from Indigofera species and Polygonium tinctorium; a source of indigo. Synonym(s): plant indican2. 3-indoxylsulfuric acid, a substance found (as its salts) in sweat and in variable amounts in urine; indicative, when in quantity, of protein putrefaction in the intestine (indicanuria). Synonym(s): metabolic indican, uroxanthinuroxanthin (ū″rō-zăn′thĭn) [″ + xanthos, yellow] Yellow pigment of the urine; an indigo-forming substance. |