glucuronate
(redirected from glucuronates)glucuronic acid
[gloo″ku-ron´ik]a uronic acid formed by oxidation of C-6 of glucose to a carboxy group; it occurs in proteoglycans (mucopolysaccharides), and is important in the conjugation of xenobiotics; it is conjugated to many poisons and drugs by the liver, forming glucuronides, which markedly decreases their toxicity and enhances their excretion by the liver, intestine, and kidney.
glu·cu·ro·nate
(glū-kū'rō-nāt),A salt or ester of glucuronic acid.
glu·cu·ro·nate
(glū-kyūr'ō-nāt)A salt or ester of glucuronic acid.