"Hexuronic Acids" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Term used to designate tetrahydroxy aldehydic acids obtained by oxidation of hexose sugars, i.e. glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, etc. Historically, the name hexuronic acid was originally given to ascorbic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D006603
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.241.081.844.915.400 D02.241.152.811.400 D02.241.511.902.915.400 D09.811.922.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Hexuronic Acids- Hexuronic Acids
- Acids, Hexuronic
- Hexouronic Acids
- Acids, Hexouronic
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