Alduronic
Alduronic is a term used in carbohydrate chemistry to describe a class of sugar acids derived from aldoses by oxidation of the aldehyde group to a carboxyl group. These compounds, known collectively as aldo-uronic acids, are a subset of uronic acids, which are sugar acids in which the terminal carbon is oxidized.
In practice, oxidation of the aldehyde carbon (C-1) of an aldose yields an alduronic acid while preserving
Alduronic acids occur widely in nature and have important biological and structural roles. In plants, galacturonic
See also uronic acids, glycosaminoglycans, pectin, and glucuronidation for related concepts.