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glucuronic acid
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glucuronic acid [¦glü·kyə¦rän·ik ′as·əd]
(biochemistry)
C6H10O7An acid resulting from oxidation of the CH2OH radical ofD-glucose to COOH; a component of many polysaccharides and certain vegetable gums. Also known as glycuronic acid.


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It is a high-molecular-weight complex acid polysaccharide and is composed of L-arabinose, D-galactose, D-mannose, D-xylose and D-glucuronic acid.
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