Glycolic acid is a substance that chemically exfoliates a person’s skin by dissolving dead skin cells and oils. Glycolic acid may also help boost collagen production, and support skin moisture.

The metabolism of inositol and ascorbate is known to involve uronic acid intermediates 1,2, and nucleotide-bound glucuronic acid has been implicated in hyaluronic acid synthesis 3.

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This pathway (Fig. 10) appears to function in the synthesis of ascorbic acid, with uronic acids as precursors. In man the operation of this pathway becomes evident only when it is blocked ...