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d-galacturonic acid
The d-isomer is an
oxidation
product
of d-galactose, in which the 6-CH
2
OH
group
has become a –COOH
group
; occurs in many natural products (
e
.g., pectins) and
cell
walls. SYN:
pectic acid
.
Medical dictionary
.
2011
.