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Hexuronic acids

Hexuronic acids – the natural aldegidkarbonovy acids relating to derivatives of hexoses; hexuronic acids are in structure of a number of physiologically active agents, their quantitative definition in urine and blood serum is applied, for example, when diagnosing rheumatism.

 
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