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Descriptor English: Hexuronic Acids
Descriptor Spanish: Ácidos Hexurónicos
Descriptor ácidos hexurónicos
Entry term(s) ácidos hexourónicos
Scope note: Término utilizado para designar los ácidos tetrahidroxialdehídicos obtenidos por oxidación de azúcares hexoxas, por ejemplo, ácido glucurónico, ácido galacturónico, etc. Históricamente, el nombre de ácido hexurónico se daba al ácido ascórbico.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ácidos Hexurônicos
Descriptor French: Acides hexuroniques
Entry term(s): Acids, Hexouronic
Acids, Hexuronic
Hexouronic Acids
Tree number(s): D02.241.081.844.915.400
D02.241.152.811.400
D02.241.511.902.915.400
D09.811.922.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006603
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Uronic Acids (1971-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under URONIC ACIDS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under URONIC ACIDS 1975-90
DeCS ID: 6762
Unique ID: D006603
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Hexuronic Acids - Preferred
Concept UI M0010340
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Hexuronic Acids
Entry term(s) Acids, Hexouronic
Acids, Hexuronic
Hexouronic Acids



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