glucuronic, a. Chem.
(gl(j)uːkjʊˈrɒnɪk)
[f. gluco- after glycuronic a.]
glucuronic acid: the uronic acid derived from glucose; cf. glycuronic a.
| 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl., Glucuronic, same as glycuronic. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 969/2 Sodium amalgam reduces it [sc. saccharic acid] to glucuronic acid, C6H10O7 or OHC[C H. ·OH]4CO2H. 1955 Sci. News Let. 2 July 6/3 The aspirin apparently acts by combining, or conjugating, with glucuronic acid. 1966 G. J. Dutton Glucuronic Acid p. xv, The compound now known as glucuronic acid was first described as a curious sugar acid occurring in the urine conjugated with certain drugs. This led to it being christened ‘glykuronsaüre’ by Schmiedeberg & Meyer. |