Adjective
hexuronic (not comparable)
Relating to a hexuronic acid or its derivatives
At the Mayo clinic, Szent-Györgyi had isolated the chemical hexuronic acid from animal adrenal glands. Source: Internet
Meanwhile, by 1932, Szent-Györgyi had moved to Hungary and his group had discovered that paprika peppers, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, was a rich source of hexuronic acid, the antiscorbutic factor. Source: Internet
In late 1931, King's lab obtained adrenal hexuronic acid indirectly from Szent-Györgyi and, using their animal model, proved that it is vitamin C, by early 1932. Source: Internet
It was originally called L -hexuronic acid, but, when it was found to have vitamin C activity in animals ("vitamin C" being defined as a vitamin activity, not then a specific substance), the suggestion was made to rename it. Source: Internet
Szent-Györgyi had isolated the chemical hexuronic acid (actually, L -hexuronic acid) from animal adrenal glands at the Mayo clinic, and suspected it to be the antiscorbutic factor but could not prove it without a biological assay. Source: Internet
This was the last of the compound from animal sources, but, later that year, Szent-Györgyi's group discovered that paprika pepper, a common spice in the Hungarian diet, is a rich source of hexuronic acid. Source: Internet