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Descriptor
English
:
Glucuronic Acid
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ácido Glucurónico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ácido Glucurônico
Synonyms
English
:
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
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
SE
secretion
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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