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Glucose Chemical formula C6H12O6
Alias: Dextrose, Cornsugar, Grapesugar, Bloodsugar。
Is the most widely distributed in nature and the most important of a kind of simple sugars, it is a kind of hydroxy aldehyde. Pure Glucose colorless crystals, have sweet sweet as sucrose (the average person can't taste sweet), soluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether. Aqueous solution rotation to the right, so also known as "grape sugar". Glucose has an important position in the field of biology, the energy source of living cells and metabolic intermediate, namely biological material of main power. Plants through photosynthesis to produce Glucose. With extensive application in the field of candy manufacturing and medicine.