GLUCURONIC ACID


Meaning of GLUCURONIC ACID in English

/glooh"kyeuh ron"ik, glooh'-/

Biochem. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.

Also, glycuronic acid .

[ 1910-15; earlier glycuronic acid, trans. of G Glykuronsäure; see GLYC-, URONIC ACID ]

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