glucuronide

[ gloo-kyoor-uh-nahyd ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glucuronide¹

First recorded in 1930–35; glucuron(ic acid) + -ide

Example Sentences

"When it gets in your bloodstream, your body converts it to a different form called quercetin glucuronide," said wine chemist and corresponding author Andrew Waterhouse, professor emeritus with the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology.

From Science Daily

Similarly, the gut microbiota can indirectly determine whether the widely used analgesic paracetamol will be metabolized to paracetamol sulphate or paracetamol glucuronide, potentially altering its efficacy and toxicity.

From Nature