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[[File:Alpha-D-Glucopyranose.svg|thumb|α-D-glucopyranose]]
[[File:Alpha-D-Glucopyranose.svg|thumb|α-D-glucopyranose|200x200px]][[File:D-glucose fischer 0.png|thumb|D-glucose, Fischer projection]]
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
D-glucose is the most important naturally occurring [[monosaccharide]] . The structure is a [[hexose]] and an [[aldose]] . It plays an important role especially in energy [[metabolism]] . Major metabolic pathways involving glucose and its derivatives include [[Glycolysis wrong source|glycolysis]] , [[gluconeogenesis]] , [[glycogen]] synthesis and degradation , and the [[pentose cycle]] .
D-glucose is the most important naturally occurring [[monosaccharide]] . The structure is a [[hexose]] and an [[aldose]] . It plays an important role especially in energy [[metabolism]] . Major metabolic pathways involving glucose and its derivatives include [[Glycolysis wrong source|glycolysis]] , [[gluconeogenesis]] , [[glycogen]] synthesis and degradation , and the [[pentose cycle]] .
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=== References ===
=== References ===


* [[File:D-glucose fischer 0.png|thumb|D-glucose, Fischer projection]]MATOUŠ, Bohuslav, et al. ''Fundamentals of medical chemistry and biochemistry. ''1st edition. Prague: Galén, 2010. 540 pp.  <nowiki>ISBN 978-80-7262-702-8</nowiki> .
* MATOUŠ, Bohuslav, et al. ''Fundamentals of medical chemistry and biochemistry. ''1st edition. Prague: Galén, 2010. 540 pp.  <nowiki>ISBN 978-80-7262-702-8</nowiki> .
 
 
 
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α-D-glucopyranose
File:D-glucose fischer 0.png
D-glucose, Fischer projection

Characteristics[edit | edit source]

D-glucose is the most important naturally occurring monosaccharide . The structure is a hexose and an aldose . It plays an important role especially in energy metabolism . Major metabolic pathways involving glucose and its derivatives include glycolysis , gluconeogenesis , glycogen synthesis and degradation , and the pentose cycle .

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  • MATOUŠ, Bohuslav, et al. Fundamentals of medical chemistry and biochemistry. 1st edition. Prague: Galén, 2010. 540 pp.  ISBN 978-80-7262-702-8 .