ABOUT GLUCOSE

What is Glucose?

Glucose, also known as dextrose or d-glucose, is a simple sugar (monosaccharide sugar, C6H12O6), occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue. It is the principal circulating sugar in the blood and the major energy source of the body.

The body makes glucose from proteins, fats, and in largest part, carbohydrates. Glucose is carried to each cell through the bloodstream. Cells, however, cannot use glucose without the help of insulin, which acts like a key to open the cells and allow the glucose in.

Glucose, is basically a plain sugar (monosaccharide), it is a key carbohydrate in biology. The living cell employs it as a source of energy.