Definition of uronic acid in English:
uronic acid
nounjʊˈrɒnɪkyo͝oˌränik ˈasəd
Biochemistry Any of a class of compounds which are derived from sugars by oxidizing a —CH₂OH group to an acid group (—COOH).
Example sentencesExamples
- Ascorbic acid is more commonly known as vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is derived from glucose via the uronic acid pathway.
- Since cell walls contain high concentrations of uronic acids, cations are accumulated within cell walls while mobile anions are excluded.
- 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.
- To account for one of the most important modes of detoxification in mammals, we measured uronic acid conjugates (principally glucuronic acid) in urine of woodrats from both populations.
- 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-.