Uronic acid pathway is not involved in:
Correct Answer: Vitamin C synthesis
Description: Ans. C. Vitamin C synthesis(Ref: Harper 31/e page 186)Glucuronic acid is involved in the conjugation of Bilirubin.Uronic acid and amino sugar are the repeating disaccharide unit in the glycosamino glycans.Glucuronidation is a Phase II Xenobiotic reactions (Biotransformation)Uronic acid pathway cannot synthesize vitamin C in humans and higher primates because of lack of L-Gulano lactone oxidase
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