Glucose 1-water, Glucose anhydrous

Glucose — a key product of photosynthesis, is formed in Calvin's cycle.

In an organizmechelovek and animals glucose is the main and most universal energy source for ensuring metabolic processes. Glucose is deposited at animals in the form of a glycogen, at plants - in the form of starch, glucose polymer - cellulose is the main component of cellular covers of all higher plants.

Use

Glucose is used at intoxication (for example at food poisoning or activity of an infection), entered intravenously struyno and kapelno as it is universal anti - toxic remedy. Also drugs on the basis of glucose and glucose is used by endocrinologists when determining availability and like a diabetes mellitus at the person (in the form of a stress test on a conclusion of the increased amount of glucose from an organism)