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Saccharic acid
Saccharic
acid
, also called
glucaric acid
, is a
chemical compound
with the
formula
C
6
H
10
O
8
. It is
derived
by
oxidizing
a
sugar
such as
glucose
with
nitric acid
.
The
salts
of saccharic acid are called
saccharates
or
glucarates
.