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Descriptor
English
:
Glucuronic Acid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
ácido glucurónico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácido Glucurônico
Synonyms
English
:
Glucuronate
Glucuronate, Monopotassium
Glucuronate, Monosodium
Glucuronic Acid, 6-(14)C-labeled, (D)-isomer
Glucuronic Acid, Monopotassium Salt
Glucuronic Acid, Monosodium Salt
Monopotassium Glucuronate
Monosodium Glucuronate
Tree Number:
D02.241.081.844.915.162.249
D02.241.152.811.162.500
D02.241.511.902.915.162.500
D09.811.922.162.500
Definition
English
:
A sugar acid formed by the
oxidation
of the C-6
carbon
of
GLUCOSE
. In addition to being a key intermediate metabolite of the uronic acid pathway,
glucuronic acid
also plays a role in the detoxification of certain drugs and toxins by conjugating with them to form
GLUCURONIDES.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
for glycoside-linked compounds use
GLUCURONIDES
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Glucuronic Acid
/
analogs & derivatives
use
Glucuronates
See Related
English
:
Glucuronides
History Note
English
:
2000; for GLUCURONATE use GLUCURONIC ACID 2000-2012
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
AI
antagonists & inhibitors
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CS
chemical synthesis
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DF
deficiency
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
34390
Unique Identifier:
D020723
Occurrence in VHL
:
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DeCS