glucuronide

Also gly·cur·o·nide

[gloo-kyoor-uh-nahyd]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a glycoside that yields glucuronic acid upon hydrolysis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glucuronide¹

First recorded in 1930–35; glucuron(ic acid) + -ide

Example Sentences

Some other phenolics had varying effects, but quercetin glucuronide was the winner.

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When your body absorbs quercetin from food or wine, most is converted to glucuronide by the liver in order to quickly eliminate it from the body.

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Our enzyme tests suggest that quercetin glucuronide disrupts your body's metabolism of alcohol.

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"When it gets in your bloodstream, your body converts it to a different form called quercetin glucuronide," said wine chemist and corresponding author Andrew Waterhouse, professor emeritus with the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology.

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Similarly, the gut microbiota can indirectly determine whether the widely used analgesic paracetamol will be metabolized to paracetamol sulphate or paracetamol glucuronide, potentially altering its efficacy and toxicity.

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