Biologically Active Substance
glucose
glu·cose [ gloo-kohs ]
Brand Names:
Clinimix 2.75/5; Clinimix 4.25/10; Clinimix 4.25/20; Clinimix 4.25/25; Clinimix 4.25/5; Clinimix 5/15; Clinimix 5/20; Clinimix 5/25; Clinimix E 2.75/10; Clinimix E 2.75/5; Clinimix E 4.25/10; Clinimix E 4.25/25; Clinimix E 4.25/5; Clinimix E 5/15; Clinimix E 5/20; Clinimix E 5/25; Dex4; Dianeal Low Calcium 1.5; Dianeal Low Calcium 2.5; Dianeal Low Calcium 4.25; Dianeal PD-2/1.5; Dianeal PD-2/2.5; Dianeal PD-2/4.25; Emetrol; Enfamil Glucose; Glutose; Insta-Glucose; Ionosol-B; Ionosol-MB; Isolyte P; Isolyte S in 5 % Dextrose; Normosol-M; Normosol-R in 5 % Dextrose; Plasma-Lyte 56 in 5 % Dextrose; ReliOn Glucose
Effect:
Increased Glycogenesis; Increased Metabolic Rate; Organic Ion Synthesis Alteration
May Treat:
Hypoglycemia;
Postoperative Complications
More Information:
Definitions related to glucose:
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A hexose with an aldehyde group; in which each of the 5 remaining carbons other than the aldehyde group has one hydroxyl group in the R,S,R, and R configuration counting from the first hydroxyl containing carbon next to the aldehyde in the straight chain (Fisher) projection; otherwise all carbons have exclusively hydrogens. Occurs mostly as pyran (6-membered oxygen containing ring or oxane) and rarely as furan (5-membered oxygen containing ring) or straight chain. When glucose forms a ring an additional ""anomeric"" asymmetric carbon is created which is denoted as ""alpha"" or ""beta"".CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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A primary source of energy for living organisms. It is naturally occurring and is found in fruits and other parts of plants in its free state. It is used therapeutically in fluid and nutrient replacement.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A simple sugar monosaccharide having two isoforms, alpha and beta, with a chemical structure of C6H12O6 that acts as an energy source for both plants and animals by reacting with oxygen, generating carbon dioxide and water, and releasing energy.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A simple sugar that is the body's main source of energy.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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A type of sugar; the chief source of energy for living organisms.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Aldohexose occurring as the D form and found as a free monosaccharide in fruits and other parts of plants and in the normal blood of all animals; the end product of carbohydrate metabolism and the chief source of energy for most living organisms.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Glucose, one of a group of carbohydrates known as simple sugars (monosaccharides). Glucose (from Greek glykys; "sweet") has the molecular formula C6H12O6. It is found in fruits and honey and is the major free sugar circulating in the blood of higher animals. It is the source of energy in cell...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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