glucose
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“When it’s not competing with other muscles, it gets to grab on to as much glucose and fat as possible.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Fructose and glucose are two common sugars found in many foods and drinks.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
In experiments involving mice, researchers found that this pathway was far less effective than the one used by glucose when it came to reducing activity in neurons associated with hunger.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
People with type 1 diabetes must monitor their blood glucose levels and administer insulin, either through injections or a pump, to replace the hormone their bodies can no longer produce enough of.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Rather than consuming both sugars equally, the E. coli cells had selectively consumed glucose first.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Sugars may be divided into two classes,—the sucroses, C12H22O11, and the glucoses, C6H12O6.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
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