glucose
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The enzyme responsible for making sorbitol has a relatively low affinity for glucose.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Under those conditions, unusually high glucose levels can drive the body to produce larger amounts of sorbitol.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Enzymes in the intestine can also produce it from glucose after a meal.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Unlike fat stored under the skin, lipid droplets that accumulate within muscle cells can interfere with normal muscle function and make it harder for the body to efficiently use glucose and fatty acids.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
That’s when Japanese chemists discovered an enzyme that could transform glucose into the much sweeter sugar molecule called fructose.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Rufus Phillips Williams
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