Glucose

Introduction: Glucose

Description of Glucose

Glucose: A type of sugar; the chief source of energy for living organisms.
Source: National Institute of Health

Glucose: A simple sugar monosaccharide having two isoforms, alpha and beta, with a chemical structure of C6H12O6 that acts as an energy source for both plants and animals by reacting with oxygen to form Carbon Dioxide and Water, releasing energy.(NCI)
Source: Diseases Database

Glucose: aldohexose occurring as the D form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other parts of plants and in the normal blood of all animals; the end product of carbohydrate metabolism and the chief source of energy for most living organisms.
Source: CRISP

Glucose: A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.
Source: MeSH 2007

Glucose: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Glucose:

• Simple
• Sugar
• Monosaccharide
• Chemical
• Structure
• Animals
• Oxygen
• Form
• Carbon
• Dioxide

Terms associated with Glucose:

Terms Similar to Glucose:

• Dextrose

Source: Diseases Database

• Dextrose

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Blood Glucose
• Glycosuria
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypoglycemia

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Glucose:

• Blood Glucose

Source - MeSH 2007

• blood glucose
• deoxyglucose

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Glucose

• Hexoses

Source - MeSH 2007

• hexose

Source - CRISP

The term Glucose can be used for:

• dextrose
• hypoglycorrhachia
• O methylglucose

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Glucose

The following list attempts to classify Glucose into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Carbohydrates
  • Monosaccharides
    • Hexoses
      • Glucose

External links related to: Glucose

• D50W Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Hydrous dextrose - RxList Monographs
• Glucose Injection BP Minijet , SPC from the eMC
• MedDet
• Dextrose Injection BP 50% , SPC from the eMC

Source: Diseases Database

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