glucuronic acid /glu·cu·ron·ic ac·id/ (gloo-ku-ron´ik) the uronic acid derived from glucose; it is a constituent of several glycosaminoglycans and also forms conjugates (glucuronides) with drugs and toxins in their biotransformation.
glu·cu·ron·ic acid (gl  ky -r n  k)n. The uronic acid of glucose that conjugates various substances in the liver so as to detoxify or inactivate them. |
glucuronic acid
a uronic acid formed by oxidation of C-6 of glucose to a carboxy group; it occurs in proteoglycans (mucopolysaccharides), and is conjugated in the liver with many natural and foreign compounds or their metabolites, forming glucuronides, which are excreted in the urine.
glucuronic acid pathway
see glucuronate pathway.
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