- glucuronide
- noun Date: 1934 any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid that are formed especially as combinations with often toxic aromatic hydroxyl compounds and are excreted in the urine
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Glucuronide — A glucuronide, also known as glucuronoside, is any substance produced by linking glucuronic acid to another substance via a glycosidic bond. The glucuronides belong to the glycosides.Glucuronidation, the conversion of chemical compounds to… … Wikipedia
Glucuronide — Un glucuronide, connu aussi sous le nom de glucuronoside est un composé de type hétéroside. Il est constitué d une molécule d acide glucuronique lié à une autre molécule qui n est pas un ose, par une liaison osidique. La glucuronidation, la… … Wikipédia en Français
glucuronide — /glooh kyoor euh nuyd /, n. Biochem. a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis. Also, glycuronide. [1930 35; GLUCURON(IC ACID) + IDE] * * * … Universalium
glucuronide — noun Any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid formed during the metabolism of phenols etc that serve to remove them from the bloodstream … Wiktionary
glucuronide — 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. SYN … Medical dictionary
glucuronide — n. type of glycoside (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
glucuronide — glu·cu·ro·nide … English syllables
glucuronide — glüˈkyu̇rəˌnīd noun ( s) Etymology: glucuron (from glucuronic acid) + ide : a glycosidic compound that yields glucuronic acid on hydrolysis beta glucuronides of estrogenic hormones … Useful english dictionary
Morphine-6-glucuronide — Other names M6G Identifiers … Wikipedia
Morphine-3-glucuronide — Identifiers CAS number 20290 09 9 … Wikipedia
