Glucuronic Acid

Definition

Is a polar, very water soluble sugar containing a carboxlic acid group that is chemically attached to a drug in a phase II metabolism reaction.

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Director Division of Tumour Genetics (B030), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, Heidelberg, Germany
Manfred Schwab (Professor for Genetics) (Professor for Genetics)

(2008). Glucuronic Acid. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_2431

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-47648-1_2431
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-36847-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-47648-1
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