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Glucose is called glucose. It is a "monosaccharide" - "saccharide" meaning sugar, "mono" meaning "only one molecule of it."
There are also disaccharides (two molecules stuck together), trisaccharides (three) and polysaccharides (more than three and possibly thousands depending on what it is).
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Why is glucose important to science?
because if we do not have glucose we cannot produce a glucose..
Which has more potential energy glucose or glucose plus P?
glucose does
What type of compound is C2H12O6?
Glucose. A reducing sugar.
What is the monomer of the polymer starch?
If starch is the polymer, then the monomer is glucose, which is a monosaccharide. Starch is a polysaccharide that is made up of glucose molecules.
Formula of glucose and fructose?
The chemical formula for glucose is C6H12O6.
What is the carbohydrate that is found in abundance in mammalian blood?
Glucose
If a beaker contains glucose and is permeable to glucose what will happen to the glucose?
If a beaker containing glucose is permeable to glucose, then the glucose will go through the beaker.
Can you use glucose in a recipe that calls for liquid glucose?
glucose? i think glucose is a different thing than liquid glucose.
Does a glucose test strip measure the amount of glucose or just presence of glucose?
Just the presence of glucose Just the presence of glucose
What substance does glycolysis break down?
Glucose, of course.
How do you make a maltose from two glucose molecules?
Glucose and Glucose
What contains more energy glucose or pyruvate?
glucose
What is a disaccharide an example of?
Surcose which is a micture of (Glucose + fructose) Lactose..................................(Glucose + galactose) Maltose..................................(Glucose + glucose)
Do you use glucose in the from of glucose?
Yes, your body uses glucose in the form of glucose. All other sugars are converted into glucose so your body can use them.
What are two larger molecules made from glucose?
Glucose+glucose=a disaccharide called "maltose" Glucose+lots more glucose=a polysaccharide called "starch"
What enzyme changes glucose to frutose?
The enzyme that breaks down sucrose to glucose and fructose is called sucrase.
What can glucose tests detect?
increased blood glucose (hyperglycemia), decreased blood glucose (hypoglycemia), increased glucose in the urine (glycosuria), and decreased glucose in CSF, serous, and synovial fluid glucose.
