Definition of «glucaric»

Glucaric refers to a compound that contains gluconic acid. Gluconic acid is an organic acid found in many fruits and vegetables, particularly apples and carrots. It has several industrial applications such as food preservative, cleaning agent, and pharmaceutical intermediate.

Phrases with «glucaric»

Sentences with «glucaric»

However, they had to carefully time the shutdown so that the cell population would be large enough to produce a substantial amount of glucaric acid. (sciencedaily.com)
«Kombucha has a long history in Russia and Eastern Europe, where it is a prized food for its health benefits,» says Terry Wahls, M.D. «It's high in glucaric acid, which provides important support for detoxification.» (mindbodygreen.com)
«The idea is to autonomously stop the cells from growing, midway through the production run, so that they can really focus all the available glucose sugars into glucaric acid production,» Gupta says. (sciencedaily.com)
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