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glucose

[gloo-kohs] / ˈglu koʊs /
NOUN
blood sugar
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For that reason, sorbitol production has historically been associated with diabetes, where blood glucose can reach high levels.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

As glucose and sorbitol intake climbs, even people who carry beneficial sorbitol-degrading bacteria may eventually overwhelm those microbes' ability to keep up.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

Once sorbitol is present, its eventual fate can depend on how much glucose and sorbitol has been consumed and on the types of bacteria living in the gut.

From Science Daily Sep. 6, 2026

When the scientists lowered the amount of available glucose or interfered with this pathway, the stem cells changed what they produced.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

When bacteria switched from glucose to lactose consumption, they induced specific lactose-digesting enzymes.

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 Rufus Phillips Williams




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