glucuronide
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glucuronide
[gloo-ku´ron-īd]any glycosidic compound of glucuronic acid; glucuronides, which are generally inactive, constitute the major proportion of the metabolites of many phenols, alcohols, and carboxylic acids.
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glu·cu·ro·nide
(glū-kū'rōn-īd),A glycoside of glucuronic acid; many foreign chemicals, as well as catabolic products of normal body constituents (for example, steroid hormones), are commonly excreted in the urine as d-glucuronides, the conjugation taking place in the liver.
Synonym(s): glucuronoside
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glu·cu·ro·nide
(glū-kyūr'ō-nīd)A glycoside of glucuronic acid; many foreign chemicals, as well as catabolic products of normal body constituents (e.g., steroid hormones), are commonly excreted in the urine as d-glucuronides, the conjugation taking place in the liver.
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