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why do we test for the presence of indole rather than pyruvic acid as the indicator of trytophanase activty
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why do we test for the presence of indole rather than pyruvic acid as the indicator of trytophanase activty

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Pyruvic acids are a relatively common biochemical that involves in many enzymic pathway including glycolysis. Indole serves as a biochemical marker and specifically use for the tryptophan degradation
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