a polymer of glucose
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glucana polymer of glucose
glucansGLUCAN, a polymer of glucose
glucansa polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose
glucana polysaccharide (as glycogen or cellulose) that is a polymer of glucose
dextrosea form of glucose
dextrosesDEXTROSE, a form of glucose
aldohexosea class of sugars, including glucose
ATOMOne of 24 in a glucose molecule
aldohexosesALDOHEXOSE, a class of sugars, including glucose
lactaseany of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse lactose to glucose and galactose
glucokinasea hexokinase found esp in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose
glucokinasesGLUCOKINASE, a hexokinase found esp in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose
glucosidicof or like a glucoside, a glycoside in which the sugar is glucose also GLUCOSIDAL
phenformina biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood levels of glucose
glucosidalof or like a glucoside, a glycoside in which the sugar is glucose also GLUCOSIDIC
hexosesany of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose
hexoseany of a class of sugars containing six atoms of carbon, including glucose and fructose
dextroglucosea white soluble sweet-tasting crystalline solid that is the dextrorotatory isomer of glucose, aka dextrose
sulphonylureaa synthetic compound used to reduce the level of glucose in the blood in diabetes mellitus
glucocorticoidany of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect
phenforminsPHENFORMIN, a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood levels of glucose
sulphonylureasSULPHONYLUREA, a synthetic compound used to reduce the level of glucose in the blood in diabetes mellitus
glucocorticoidsGLUCOCORTICOID, any of a group of steroid hormones which affect glucose metabolism, having an anti-inflammatory effect
dextroglucosesDEXTROGLUCOSE, a white soluble sweet-tasting crystalline solid that is the dextrorotatory isomer of glucose, aka dextrose
monosaccharideAny of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar
monosaccharidesAny of the class of sugars (e.g., glucose) that cannot be hydrolyzed to give a simpler sugar
glycogenA substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates. It is a polysaccharide that forms glucose on hydrolysis
triacetateA form of cellulose acetate containing three acetate groups per glucose monomer, used as a basis for man-made fibers
amylaseany of a widely distributed class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of starch, glycogen, and related polysaccharides to oligosaccharides, maltose, or glucose
glucosaminean amino derivative of glucose that occurs esp as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances, such as chitin and cartilage
glucosaminesGLUCOSAMINE, an amino derivative of glucose that occurs esp as a constituent of various polysaccharides that are components of structural substances, such as chitin and cartilage
inversionA reaction causing a change from one optically active configuration to the opposite configuration, esp. the hydrolysis of dextrose to give a levorotatory solution of fructose and glucose
inversionsA reaction causing a change from one optically active configuration to the opposite configuration, esp. the hydrolysis of dextrose to give a levorotatory solution of fructose and glucose
celluloseAn insoluble substance that is the main constituent of plant cell walls and of vegetable fibers such as cotton. It is a polysaccharide consisting of chains of glucose monomers
insulina protein pancreatic hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans that is essential especially for the metabolism of carbohydrates and the regulation of glucose levels in the blood and that when insufficiently produced results in diabetes mellitus
epimereither of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, esp. of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose