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uronic acid

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u·ron·ic acid (y-rnk)
n.
A product of the oxidation of sugar occurring in various polysaccharides and in urine and containing both an aldehyde and a carboxyl group.

uronic acid
one of the monosaccharide unit in the repeating disaccharide units involved in the formation of glycosaminoglycans.


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These uronic acids are natural detoxicants which take part in the healing process by stripping toxic materials of their harmful effects.
Fischer, "Ion-Pair RP-HPLC Determination of Sugars, Aminosugars and Uronic Acids after Derivatization with p-Aminobenzoic Acid," Anal.
Methylation analysis, partial acid hydrolysis and uronic acid reduction were performed to characterize the chemical structure of the carbohydrate moiety of the AGPs.
 
 
 
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