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noun Biochemistry.

a sugar, C₆H₁₂O₆, having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or d-glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or l-glucose) not naturally occurring.

Also called starch syrup. a syrup containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrine, obtained by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch.

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Origin:
1830–40; < French < Greek glyk(ýs) sweet + French -ose -ose²

Related forms

glu·cos·ic, adjective

non·glu·cose, noun

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The blood glucose levels are then referred to as fasting blood glucose concentrations.

In addition, your brain requires two things to survive: oxygen and glucose.

But the breakthrough everybody is waiting for is a way of producing glucose really cheaply.

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The blood glucose levels are then referred to as fasting blood glucose concentrations.

In addition, your brain requires two things to survive: oxygen and glucose.

But the breakthrough everybody is waiting for is a way of producing glucose really cheaply.

Scientists know that humans need plenty of a sugar called glucose to keep their brains functioning.

Glucose can block brain cell secretion of orexin, which keeps us alert.

The water in the frog's cells freezes and is replaced with glucose and urea to keep cells from collapsing.

If you're using a human glucose meter to test your diabetic pet, you could be doing more harm than good.

Diabetics have to prick their fingers, sometimes up to four times a day, to draw blood for monitoring their glucose levels.

The relationship of calcium, arginine, and glucose to gastric inhibitory polypeptide augmentation of insulin secretion.

It is not clear why intuition is independent of glucose.

Plants also use glucose to make cellulose, a substance they use to grow and build cell walls.

Diabetes drugs help to manage the body's constantly fluctuating levels of blood glucose.

Significantly, it could also be used to monitor your own vital signs, such as body temperature and blood glucose level.

It measures how much hemoglobin has reacted with glucose.

Glucose syrup is a refined product, made from maize grains, which form only a small part of the plant.

Your body turns carbohydrates into a kind of sugar called glucose.

Your liver is so slammed, it's not sending enough glucose to your brain.

The lactose tolerance blood test looks for glucose in your blood.

However, neither fructose nor glucose are metabolized in mitochondria or in the krebs cycle.

Hundreds of these structures are found in every cell in the body, ceaselessly converting glucose into usable energy.

Smith's blood sugar level was sky high and glucose was spilling into his urine.

It breaks glucose down into molecules called pyruvate that are fed to the mitochondria for processing.

To sweeten the deal, formula makers add extra lactose, which breaks down into the simpler carbohydrates glucose and galactose.

The fasting glucose tolerance test is the simplest and fastest way to measure blood glucose and diagnose diabetes.

These molecules are created as a side effect of the release of energy from glucose.

For me personally, interpreting my genotype is no more dangerous than the receiving the results of a home glucose test.

Wernicke's encephalopathy may be caused by carbohydrate loading or glucose infusion.

Traditionally, fuel cells work best with a refined fuel containing synthetic sugars, such as glucose.

The tongue craves sweet things because the body requires glucose for energy.

Baumeister reported on laboratory studies that showed a relationship between self-control and blood glucose levels.

It carries lots of other things, too, such as glucose.

It seems that glucose and caffeine together do more to enhance cognition than either does alone.

Hextend combines the best qualities of both products along with a revitalizing shot of glucose.

The presence of glucose in the urine is called glycosuria or glucosuria.

Glucose produced by the amphibian's liver lowers the tissue freezing point.

Glucose metabolism naturally slows with age, and memory begins to.

For glucose is to industrial biotech what crude oil is to petrochemicals.

The body metabolizes fructose and glucose differently, she explains.

He plans to adapt his prototype to use glucose found in the bloodstream to power implantable devices such as internal pacemakers.

Those with high glucose in their blood did not live long enough to suffer complications.

Here is a student's explanation of what happens to the carbon in a molecule of glucose during aerobic respiration:.

High-fructose corn syrup is corn syrup treated with amylase and other enzymes, which together help convert glucose into fructose.

When this happens, glucose levels may increase in a pregnant woman's blood.

Glucose prompts the pancreas to pump out large amounts of insulin, which drives blood sugar into the body's cells.

Mitochondria are small structures inside cells which convert the energy in glucose into a form that a cell's machinery can use.

Unfortunately, glucose only shows up in the urine when it is too high, never when it is too low.

Saini said, noting that a popular home glucose testing kit for diabetics was developed there.

In addition, abnormalities in glucose metabolism and insulin levels in the brain itself may be harmful.

She may have had a dipping of her blood glucose levels, depriving her brain of its only source of fuel.

The test in the study is used by doctors to form a picture of a patient's overall glucose levels in recent months.

If glucose is introduced to a medium containing this lectin, the glucose will bind to.

Eventually, the company hopes to also release other home health kits, including a blood glucose monitor and a connected scale.

He suggested that the glucose could serve as a nutrient to support the growth of staphylococci.

After the animal is killed, glycogen falls apart into glucose.

Beta cells produce insulin which is needed to metabolize glucose within the body.

Also, drinks that contain fructose as their main sugar are too slowly converted to glucose to be useful in delaying fatigue.

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World English Dictionary

glucose (ˈɡluːkəʊz, -kəʊs)

—n
1.	a white crystalline monosaccharide sugar that has several optically active forms, the most abundant being dextrose: a major energy source in metabolism. Formula: C₆H₁₂O₆
2.	a yellowish syrup (or, after desiccation, a solid) containing dextrose, maltose, and dextrin, obtained by incomplete hydrolysis of starch: used in confectionery, fermentation, etc

[C19: from French, from Greek gleukos sweet wine; related to Greek glukus sweet]

glucosic

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

glucose

1840, from Fr. glucose (1838), from Gk. gleukos "must, sweet wine," related to glykys "sweet," from *glku-, dissimilated in Gk. from PIE *dlk-u- "sweet" (cf. L. dulcis).

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Medical Dictionary

glucose glu·cose (gl&oomacr;'kōs')
n.
A monosaccharide sugar the blood that serves as the major energy source of the body; it occurs in most plant and animal tissue. Also called blood sugar.

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Science Dictionary

glucose

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'kōs') Pronunciation Key
A monosaccharide sugar found in plant and animal tissues. Glucose is a product of photosynthesis, mostly incorporated into the disaccharide sugar sucrose rather than circulating free in the plant. Glucose is essential for energy production in animal cells. It is transported by blood and lymph to all the cells of the body, where it is metabolized to form carbon dioxide and water along with ATP, the main source of chemical energy for cellular processes. Glucose molecules can also be linked into chains to form the polysaccharides cellulose, glycogen, and starch. Chemical formula: C₆H₁₂O₆. See more at cellular respiration , Krebs cycle , photosynthesis.

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Cultural Dictionary

glucose [(glooh-kohs)]

The most common form of sugar, found extensively in the bodies of living things; a molecule composed of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen.

Note: Glucose is involved in the production of energy in both plants and animals.

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