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gluconic acid

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gluconic acid /glu·con·ic ac·id/ (gloo-kon´ik) the hexonic acid derived from glucose by oxidation of the C-1 aldehyde to a carboxyl group.
glu·con·ic acid (gl-knk)
n.
An acid formed from the oxidation of glucose and other sugars.


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Decomposition of glucose by the resin-bound GOD was evident by the detection of gluconic acid and hydrogen peroxide (see Fig.
A variety of compounds with bioactivity, such as catechins, gluconic acid and coutaric acid, were identified.
Glucose oxidase is an enzyme, obtained from certain fungi, which catalyses the oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid, and produces hydrogen peroxide.
 
 
 
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