skatoxyl

skatoxyl
3-Hydroxymethylindole, formed in the intestine by the oxidation of skatole; some undergoes conjugation in the body with sulfuric or gluronic acids and is excreted in the urine in conjugated form.

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ska·tox·yl (skə-tokґsil) an oxidation product of skatole, found in the urine in certain cases of disease of the large intestine.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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