Indican Test Kit

• Cat.No.: Kit-2076
• Product Overview: The urinary Indican (Obermeyer) test is an accurate, simple, fast (15 min) and inexpensive screening tool for the identification of protein putrefaction in the gastrointestinal tract.

Specification

• Size: 20 tests
• Description: INDICAN (indoxyl sulfate) is a putrefaction product resulting from bacterial deconjugation of dietary tryptophan to indole in the small intestine. Indican levels are directly associated with bacterial activity in the intestines. Elevated levels indicate intestinal toxemia or overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria, putrefaction of undigested food in the bowels, stomach disorder (constipation, malabsorption), intestinal disorders and pancreatic insufficiency.
• Applications: The urinary Indican (Obermeyer) test is an accurate, simple, fast (15 min) and inexpensive screening tool for the identification of protein putrefaction in the gastrointestinal tract.
• Target Species: Human
• Storage: The kit is shipped and stored at room temperature.
• Kit Components: 20 Vials of Reagent20 Droppers
• Detection method: Obermeyer
• Compatible Sample Types: Urine
• Features & Benefits: • Convenient. Only need to pipette 5 mL urine into the ready reagent vial, mix and read the indican level from a color chart. • Fast: 15 min.
• Assay time: 15 min
• Sensitivity: Detection Limit: 1 U/L
• Tag: Non