Uronic acids
A)are aldoses where the aldehyde is oxidized to a carboxylic acid.
B)are aldoses where the 1° alcohol is oxidized to a carboxylic acid.
C)can be found in the pyranose or furanose forms.
D)A and C are both correct.
E)B and C are both correct.

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Uronic acids are derived from sugars in which the terminal primary alcohol group (-CH2OH) is oxidized to a carboxylic acid (-COOH), making option B correct. They can indeed exist in cyclic forms, including pyranose and furanose, which makes option C correct as well.

Uronic Acids