Monocarboxylic acids formally derived by oxidation to a carboxy group of the terminal –CH2OH group of aldoses, e.g. d-glucuronic acid.
Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1373 [Terms] [Paper]
See also: White Book, 2nd ed., p. 141 [Terms] [Book]
