glucuronide
noun
glu·cu·ro·nide
glü-ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌnīd 
: any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid that are formed especially as combinations with often toxic aromatic hydroxyl compounds and are excreted in the urine
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But when quercetin enters the bloodstream, it gets converted into quercetin glucuronide — a compound that blocks the enzyme that turns acetaldehyde into acetate.
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glucuronide
noun
gluc·uro·nide
glü-ˈkyu̇r-ə-ˌnīd
: any of various derivatives of glucuronic acid that are formed especially as combinations with often toxic aromatic hydroxyl compounds (as phenols) and are excreted in the urine
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