uronic acids

Monocarboxylic acids formally derived by oxidation to a carboxy group of the terminal –CH2OH group of aldoses, e.g. d-glucuronic acid.
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Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307 (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1373
See also:
White Book, p. 141