Glucuronic Acid

**Definition:** A sugar acid formed by the oxidation of the C-6 carbon of GLUCOSE. In addition to being a key intermediate metabolite of the uronic acid pathway, glucuronic acid also plays a role in the detoxification of certain drugs and toxins by conjugating with them to form GLUCURONIDES.

**Tree numbers:** - D02.241.081.844.915.162.249 - D02.241.152.811.162.500 - D02.241.511.902.915.162.500 - D09.811.922.162.500