“…D-glucaric acid, a compound which occurs naturally in fruits, vegetables, and mammals, has been investigated for a wide variety of therapeutic and commercial uses, including cholesterol reduction (Walaszek et al, 1996), diabetes treatment (Bhattacharya et al, 2013), and cancer therapy (Gupta and Singh, 2004). D-glucaric acid has also been explored as a replacement for polyphosphates commonly found in detergents, which can be damaging to the environment (Dijkgraaf et al, 1987). Additional uses for D-glucaric acid and its derivatives were identified in the U.S. Department of Energy's "Top Value-Added Chemicals from Biomass" list published in 2004: glucarolactones could function as novel solvents and glucaramides could serve as monomers for biodegradable polymers (Werpy and Petersen, 2004).…”