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URONIC ACID [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Food Industries
- Pharmacology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tragacanthin
1, record 1, English, tragacanthin
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tragacanth is considered to contain two primary constituents, tragacanthin and bassorin. The lesser, tragacanthin, which is water soluble, has a ring containing three molecules of uronic acid and one molecule of arabinose, with a side chain of two molecules of arabinose. 2, record 1, English, - tragacanthin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Pharmacologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tragacanthine
1, record 1, French, tragacanthine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gomme adragante est une gomme anionique d'origine iranienne extraite de la sève des branches de différentes espèces d'Astragalus [...]. Elle est composée d'une fraction insoluble appelée bassorine (60-70 % de la gomme), et d'une fraction hydrosoluble appelée tragacanthine (20-30 % de la gomme). 2, record 1, French, - tragacanthine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Industria alimentaria
- Farmacología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tragacantina
1, record 1, Spanish, tragacantina
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polyuronide
1, record 2, English, polyuronide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A polymeric substance consisting of uronic acid units with glycosidic linkages often in combination with monosaccharides and occurring widely in plants(as in gums and pectic substances) and in soils... 2, record 2, English, - polyuronide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie chimique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polyuronide
1, record 2, French, polyuronide
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Substance donnant un ou plusieurs acides uroniques par hydrolyse. 1, record 2, French, - polyuronide
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-08-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- uronic acid
1, record 3, English, uronic%20acid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of a class of aldehyde-acids ... that are oxidation products of sugars and that occur combined in many polysacharides and in urine. 2, record 3, English, - uronic%20acid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acide uronique
1, record 3, French, acide%20uronique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nom générique des acides-aldéhydes de formule HO2C-(CHOH)4-CHO, qui dérivent des aldoses à six atomes de carbone. 2, record 3, French, - acide%20uronique
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
HO2C-(CHOH)4-CHO. 3, record 3, French, - acide%20uronique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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