galacturonic acid

English

Noun

galacturonic acid (uncountable)

(chemistry) a carboxylic acid derived from galactose by oxidation of the terminal CH₂OH to a COOH; it polymerizes to form pectic acid

Translations

carboxylic acid

Italian: acido galatturonico m

Spanish: ácido galacturónico m

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