Biologically Active Substance
gluconates
Subclass of:
Sugar Acids
Definitions related to gluconates:
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Hexonic acid or its salts derived from glucose by oxidation of the aldehyde group at C-1 to a carboxyl group.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Derivatives of gluconic acid (the structural formula HOCH2(CHOH)4COOH), including its salts and esters.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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