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In industry, glucose is used as a precursor to make vitamin C in the Reichstein process, to make citric acid, gluconic acid, bio-ethanol, polylactic acid, sorbitol.

Glucose (C6H12O6), a simple sugar (monosaccharide), is an important carbohydrate in Biology. Cells use it as a source of energy and a metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of photosynthesis and starts cellular respiration. Starch and cellulose are polymers derived from the dehydration of glucose. The name "glucose" comes from the Greek word glukus(γλυκύς), meaning "sweet." The suffix "-ose" denotes a sugar.

Glucose can adopt several different structures, but all of these structures can be divided into two families of mirror-images (stereoisomers). Only one set of these isomers exists in nature, those derived from the "right-handed form" of glucose, denoted D-glucose. D-glucose is often referred to as dextrose, especially in the food industry. The term dextrose is derived from dextrorotatory glucose.[2] Solutions of dextrose rotate polarized light to the right (in Latin: dexter = "right" ). This article deals with D-glucose. The mirror-image of the molecule, L-glucose, is discussed separately.

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Cells of plant make A 120 molecules of glucose an hour cells of plant B make half as much glucose as plant doeshow much glucose does plant B make every minute?

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Plants cannot make glucose in darkness, because the process for a plant to produce glucose requires sunlight.


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Plant cells use what molecule to make glucose?

Plant cells use carbon dioxide and water to make glucose through the process of photosynthesis, which is catalyzed by enzymes and chlorophyll.


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There is no nitrogen in glucose.


How do water plants make their food?

they get all food by photosynthesising. water plants get their energy from the sun, this then turns into glucose. when to much glucose is produced, the plant stores it in its leaves as starch. hope it helped :)


What food molecule do plant cells make what in sunlight?

Plant cells make glucose through photosynthesis in sunlight.


What is stored in plant cells for later use?

They make glucose via photosynthesis. Then use glucose to make starch, which they store for later use.


What kind of cell uses chlorophyll to produse glucose?

Cell Plant uses chlorophyll to make glucose or sugar