Biochemistry of Glucuronic Acid
- 1st Edition - May 12, 2014
- Authors: Neal E. Artz, Elizabeth M. Osman
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 2 0 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 2 5 4 4 - 9
Biochemistry of Glucuronic Acid provides a comprehensive study of the metabolic importance of glucoronic acid. This book presents the physiological role of glucoronic acid as a… Read more
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Request a sales quoteBiochemistry of Glucuronic Acid provides a comprehensive study of the metabolic importance of glucoronic acid. This book presents the physiological role of glucoronic acid as a detoxifying agent. Organized into four chapters, this book begins with an overview of the naphthoresorcinol test, which is the most accurate colorimetric method for the determination of glucoronic acid. This text then explores the occurrence of glucoronic acid, which is found in many plant gums, in oxycellulose, as well as in conjugated form in low concentrations in normal blood and urine. Other chapters consider the mechanisms for the formation of glucoronic acid in the body. The final chapter deals with detoxication as any chemical change occurring in the body that brings about the conversion of a foreign compound of known structure to a derivative that is excreted in the urine. This book is a valuable resource for biochemists.
PrefaceIntroductionA. Analytical Methods I. Naphthoresorcinol Method II. Other Color Reactions III. Decarboxylation Methods IV. Miscellaneous MethodsB. Occurrence I. Blood and Urine II. MucopolysaccharidesC. Origin of Glucuronic Acid in the BodyD. Detoxication I. Aliphatic Compounds II. Phenols III. Aromatic Hydrocarbons IV. Aromatic Acids V. Aromatic Alcohols, Ethers, Aldehydes and Ketones VI. Aromatic Nitrogen Compounds VII. Aromatic Sulfur Compounds (Sulfonamides) VIII. Heterocyclic Compounds IX. Terpenes X. Organic Compounds of Arsenic XI. Sex HormonesE. BibliographyIndex
- No. of pages: 112
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 12, 2014
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483212012
- eBook ISBN: 9781483225449
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