glucuronic acid

glucuronic acid
The uronic acid of glucose in which C-6 is oxidized to a carboxyl group; the d-isomer detoxicates or inactivates various substances ( e.g., benzoic acid, phenol, camphor, and the female sex hormones) undergoing conjugation with such substances in the liver, the glucuronides so formed being excreted in the urine.

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gluc·uron·ic acid .glü-kyə-.rän-ik- n a compound C6H10O7 that occurs esp. as a constituent of glycosaminoglycans (as hyaluronic acid) and combined as a glucuronide

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a sugar acid derived from glucose. Glucuronic acid is an important constituent of chondroitin sulphate (found in cartilage) and hyaluronic acid (found in synovial fluid).

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glu·cu·ron·ic ac·id (gloo″ku-ronґik) the uronic acid derived from glucose; it is a constituent of several glycosaminoglycans and also forms conjugates (glucuronides) with drugs and toxins in their biotransformation.

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