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单词 uronic acid
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Definition of uronic acid in English:

uronic acid

nounjʊˈrɒnɪkyo͝oˌränik ˈasəd
Biochemistry
  • Any of a class of compounds which are derived from sugars by oxidizing a —CH₂OH group to an acid group (—COOH).

    〔生化〕糖醛酸

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Ascorbic acid is more commonly known as vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is derived from glucose via the uronic acid pathway.
    • Since cell walls contain high concentrations of uronic acids, cations are accumulated within cell walls while mobile anions are excluded.
    • Because differences in tolerance might relate to differences in detoxification, we also measured the excretion of uronic acids (principally glucuronic acid), the most important conjugation metabolites in mammals.
    • To account for one of the most important modes of detoxification in mammals, we measured uronic acid conjugates (principally glucuronic acid) in urine of woodrats from both populations.
    • Readily soluble in water, these polysaccharides contain various sugar moieties, uronic acid, and less than five-percent protein by weight.

Origin

1920s: uronic from uro-1 'urine' + -ic, with the insertion of -n-.

Definition of uronic acid in US English:

uronic acid

nounyo͝oˌränik ˈasəd
Biochemistry
  • Any of a class of compounds which are derived from sugars by oxidizing a —CH₂OH group to an acid group (—COOH).

    〔生化〕糖醛酸

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since cell walls contain high concentrations of uronic acids, cations are accumulated within cell walls while mobile anions are excluded.
    • To account for one of the most important modes of detoxification in mammals, we measured uronic acid conjugates (principally glucuronic acid) in urine of woodrats from both populations.
    • Ascorbic acid is more commonly known as vitamin C. Ascorbic acid is derived from glucose via the uronic acid pathway.
    • Readily soluble in water, these polysaccharides contain various sugar moieties, uronic acid, and less than five-percent protein by weight.
    • Because differences in tolerance might relate to differences in detoxification, we also measured the excretion of uronic acids (principally glucuronic acid), the most important conjugation metabolites in mammals.

Origin

1920s: uronic from uro- ‘urine’ + -ic, with the insertion of -n-.

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