Organic Chemical
glucuronide
glu·cu·ron·ide [ gloo-kyoor-uh-nahyd ]
Subclass of:
Glucuronates
Definitions related to glucuronides:
  • A substance produced by attaching glucuronic acid to another substance with glycosidic bonds.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Glycosides of glucuronic acid; their formation is important for the detoxification of drugs, steroid excretion and bilirubin metabolism in forming water-soluble compounds that can be eliminated in the urine and bile.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Glycosides of GLUCURONIC ACID formed by the reaction of URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GLUCURONIC ACID with certain endogenous and exogenous substances. Their formation is important for the detoxification of drugs, steroid excretion and BILIRUBIN metabolism to a more water-soluble compound that can be eliminated in the URINE and BILE.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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