Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Glucuronic acid (from Ancient Greek γλυκύς sweet + οὖρον urine) is a carboxylic acid. Its structure is similar to that of glucose. However glucuronic acid’s sixth carbon is oxidized to a carboxylic acid. Its formula is C6H10O7. The salts and esters of glucuronic acid are known as glucuronates; the anion C6H9O7− is the glucuronate ion.Glucuronic acid should not be confused with gluconic acid a linear carboxylic acid resulting from the oxidation of a different carbon of glucose.
