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glucuronide (medicine)


glucuronide
<biochemistry> A substance produced by attaching glucuronic acid to another substance with glycosidic bonds.

Toxic substances can be removed from the body in this manner - glucuronic acid is introduced into the body, the acid forms a glycosidic bond with the toxic substance and neutralises it, and the resulting glucuronide is eventually excreted.