uronic acid
/jʊˈrɒnɪk
/noun Biochemistry
Any of a class of compounds which are derived from sugars by oxidizing a —CH2OH group to an acid group (—COOH).Ascorbic acid is more commonly known as vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is derived from glucose via the uronic acid pathway....
- Because differences in tolerance might relate to differences in detoxification, we also measured the excretion of uronic acids (principally glucuronic acid), the most important conjugation metabolites in mammals.
- Readily soluble in water, these polysaccharides contain various sugar moieties, uronic acid, and less than five-percent protein by weight.
Origin
1920s: uronic from uro-1 'urine' + -ic, with the insertion of -n-.