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Indican
Indican In"di*can, n. [See Indigo.] 1. (Chem.) A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo. 2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin.

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- reactions involving indican are as follows: The hydrolysis of indican yields β-D-glucose and indoxyl. The reaction of indoxyl (indican) with a mild oxidizing...
- Indican Pictures is an American entertainment company and film distributor. The company was founded by Randolph Kret and Shaun Hill. Indican Pictures has...
- W**** with Marilyn (2011). Ormond has an independent production company, Indican Productions, based in New York City, and she executive-produced the Cinemax...
- Porrorhynchus indicans, is a species of whirligig beetle found in Sri Lanka. Length of male is 16.6 to 19.2 mm whereas female is 15.1 to 17.0 mm. Body...
- Erechthias indicans is a species of moth in the family Tineidae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. This species is endemic to New Zealand...
- obtained as an oily liquid. Indoxyl is obtained from indican, which is a glycoside. The hydrolysis of indican yields β-D-glucose and indoxyl. Indigo dye is a...
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- They are soaked in water and fermented in order to convert the glycoside indican naturally present in the plant to the blue dye indigotin. The precipitate...
- credits. The Boondock Saints had a very limited theatrical release through Indican Pictures showing the film in 2000 on only five screens in the United States...
- plants, typically leading to a greenish tinge. The precursor to indigo is indican, a colorless, water-soluble derivative of the amino acid tryptophan, and...