glucuronate (glucuronic acid, GlcUA)

Introduction

glucuronate is a component of

• chondroitin sulfate
• dermatan sulfate

It is used by hepatic phase 2 enzymes to conjugate lipophilic compounds for excretion in the bile.

More general terms

• hexose
• sugar acid

More specific terms

• bilirubin diglucuronide; conjugated bilirubin; direct bilirubin
• ethyl glucuronide
• glucuronate-2-sulfate
• glucuronate-3-sulfate
• UDP glucuronate; uridine diphosphate glucuronate (UDP-GlcA)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=94715
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=71480