Glucuronic acid

Glucuronic acid

Names
IUPAC name β-D-Glucopyranuronic acid
Systematic IUPAC name (2S,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6-Tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid
Other names β-D-Glucuronic acid, GlcA
Identifiers
CAS Number	6556-12-3 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:28860 N
ChemSpider	392615 Y
DrugBank	DB03156 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.026.807
KEGG	C00191 Y
MeSH	Glucuronic+acid
PubChem CID	441478
UNII	8A5D83Q4RW Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40273973
InChI InChI=1S/C6H10O7/c7-1-2(8)4(5(10)11)13-6(12)3(1)9/h1-4,6-9,12H,(H,10,11)/t1-,2-,3+,4-,6-/m0/s1 Y Key: AEMOLEFTQBMNLQ-WAXACMCWSA-N Y InChI=1/C6H10O7/c7-1-2(8)4(5(10)11)13-6(12)3(1)9/h1-4,6-9,12H,(H,10,11)/t1-,2-,3+,4-,6-/m0/s1 Key: AEMOLEFTQBMNLQ-WAXACMCWBB
SMILES O=C(O)[C@H]1O[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
Properties
Chemical formula	C6H10O7
Molar mass	194.139 g·mol−1
Melting point	159 to 161 °C (318 to 322 °F; 432 to 434 K)[1]
Related compounds
Related uronic acids	Alluronic acid, Altruronic acid, Arabinuronic acid, Fructuronic acid, Galacturonic acid, Guluronic acid, Iduronic acid, Lyxuronic acid, Mannuronic acid, Psicuronic acid, Riburonic acid, Ribuluronic acid, Sorburonic acid, Tagaturonic acid, Taluronic acid, Xyluluronic acid, Xyluronic acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Glucuronic acid (from Greek γλεῦκος "sweet wine, must" and οὖρον "urine") is a uronic acid that was first isolated from urine (hence the name "uronic acid"). It is found in many gums such as gum arabic (approx. 18%), xanthan, and kombucha tea and is important for the metabolism of microorganisms, plants and animals.