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fructose

[fruhk-tohs, frook-, frook-] / ˈfrʌk toʊs, ˈfrʊk-, ˈfruk- /




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His earlier work showed that the products of fructose metabolism can be exploited by cancer cells to promote their growth.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

The research, published recently in Science Signaling, builds on a line of research from Gary Patti's laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis examining how fructose affects the liver and other parts of the body.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

That possibility is especially notable because fructose is widely consumed in the United States.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Their analysis showed that the surviving cancer cells produced fructose and used it as a signal that encouraged neighboring cells to spread.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

That’s when Japanese chemists discovered an enzyme that could transform glucose into the much sweeter sugar molecule called fructose.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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