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Lactone vs Glucuronolactone - What's the difference?

lactone | glucuronolactone |

As nouns the difference between lactone and glucuronolactone

is that lactone is a cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid while glucuronolactone is the lactone of glucuronic acid.

lactone

English

(wikipedia lactone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid.

    • Usage notes

    * Greek prefixes indicate the ring size e.g. ?- 3-membered, ?- 4-membered

    glucuronolactone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia glucuronolactone) (-)
  • (organic compound) The lactone of glucuronic acid