| IUPAC name | (2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxohexanoic acid |
| inchi | InChI=1S/C6H10O7/c7-1-2(8)3(9)4(10)5(11)6(12)13/h1-5,8-11H,(H,12,13)/t2-,3+,4-,5-/m0/s1 |
| inchi key | IAJILQKETJEXLJ-QTBDOELSSA-N |
| molecular formula | C6H10O7 |
| synonyms | 6556-12-3(2S,3S,4S,5R)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxohexanoic acid576-37-4aldehydo-D-glucuronic acidDL-Glucuronic acid |
| Compound Description | Aldehydo-D-glucuronic acid is a D-glucuronic acid. It is functionally related to an aldehydo-D-glucose. It is a conjugate acid of an aldehydo-D-glucuronate.-2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy-6-oxohexanoic acid has been reported in Codonopsis pilosula, Streptomyces, and other organisms with data available.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.See also: D-Glucuronic Acid . |
