glucuronic acid

[ gloo-kyuh-ron-ik, gloo- ]

noun

1. Biochemistry. an acid, C 6 H 10 O 7 , formed by the oxidation of glucose, found combined with other products of metabolism in the blood and urine.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glucuronic acid¹

1910–15; earlier glycuronic acid, translation of German Glykuronsäure; glyc-, uronic acid

Example Sentences

The patient said he drank a daily average of four or five energy drinks in the three weeks before seeking treatment in order to power through labor-intensive construction jobs, with each beverage containing a mixture of B vitamins and an ‘energy blend’ or various supplements such as taurine and glucuronic acid, the doctors wrote.

From Washington Times

Microbiota-produced enzymes known as glucuronidases then deconjugate glucuronic acid from noradrenaline, which increases the amount of active noradrenaline in the lumen of the intestine60.

From Nature

DUF, domain of unknown function; GATL, galacturonosyl transferase-like; GUX, glucuronic acid substitution of xylan; HEX, hexokinase; INV, invertase; IRX, irregular xylem; PGM, phosphoglucomutase; SUSY, sucrose synthase; RWA, reduced wall acetylation; UGD, UDP-glucose dehydrogenase; UGP, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase; UXS, UDP-xylose synthase.

From Nature

DUF, domain of unknown function; GATL, galacturonosyl transferase-like; GUX, glucuronic acid substitution of xylan; HEX, hexokinase; INV, invertase; IRX, irregular xylem; PGM, phosphoglucomutase; SUSY, sucrose synthase; RWA, reduced wall acetylation; UGD, UDP-glucose dehydrogenase; UGP, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase; UXS, UDP-xylose synthase.

From Nature

Breathable Foods says it’s a safe product that delivers caffeine and a mix of B vitamins to the mouth without containing chemicals found in other energy products, such as taurine or glucuronic acid.

From BusinessWeek