A hospital has admitetd a patient complaining of abdominal bloating, diarrhea, flatulence after eating protein foods. These signs are indicative of the impaired digestion of proteins and their increased degradation. Which of the following compounds is the product of this process?

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Indole can be produced by bacteria as degradation of amino acid Tryptophan, it occurs in human feces and has an intense fecal odor.

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