Slogan of Glucose

Glucose
- a simple sugar with six carbon atoms and one aldehyde group.
- known as dextrose and referred to as aldohexose.
- can open in two forms, open-chain, or ring structure.
- It is synthesized in the liver and kidneys of animals.
- In plants, it is found in fruits and in different parts of plants.

- D- glucose is the naturally occurring form of glucose.

- can occur either in the solid or liquid form. It is water-soluble and is also
soluble in acetic acid.
- is odourless and sweet to taste.
- In the year 1747, Andreas Marggraf a German chemist isolated glucose
from raisins.
- In the year 1838, Jean Baptiste Dumas coined the word glucose.

Properties of Glucose – C6H12O6

C6H12O6 Glucose
Molecular Weight/ Molar Mass 180.16 g/mol
Density 1.54 g/cm³
Melting Point 146 °C
Simple sugar Monosaccharide
 Reactions of
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Reactions of
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Uses of Glucose
It is used in the treatment of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
It is given to patients who are very sick and cannot eat as it provides
carbohydrate calories.
It is used in the treatment of increased potassium levels in the blood
(hyperkalemia)
It is used as a precursor for the synthesis of substance.
What is Glucose?
Glucose is a simple sugar with six carbon atoms and one aldehyde group.
This monosaccharide has a chemical formula C6H12O6.
It is also known as dextrose. It is referred to as aldohexose as it contains 6 carbon atoms
and an aldehyde group. It can open in two forms, open-chain or ring structure. It is
synthesized in the liver and kidneys of animals. In plants, it is found in fruits and in
different parts of plants. D- glucose is the naturally occurring form of glucose. It can occur
either in the solid or liquid form. It is water-soluble and is also soluble in acetic acid. It is
odourless and sweet to taste. In the year 1747, Andreas Marggraf a German chemist
isolated glucose from raisins. In the year 1838, Jean Baptiste Dumas coined the word
glucose.

Properties of Glucose – C6H12O6

C6H12O6 Glucose

Molecular Weight/ Molar Mass 180.16 g/mol

Density 1.54 g/cm³

Melting Point 146 °C

Simple sugar Monosaccharide

Glucose Structure – C6H12O6

Glucose can be called as aldohexose as well as dextrose. It is a monomer of many larger

compounds such as carbohydrates, starch, and cellulose. On earth, this is the most
abundant organic compounds. On the basis of the following evidence it was assigned the
structure illustrated above:

1. It has a molecular formula of C6H12O6

2. When HI is heated for a long time, n-hexane is formed which indicates that all the
six carbon atoms are linked in a straight chain.
3. The oxime is formed when glucose reacts with hydroxylamine and cyanohydrins on
the addition of hydrogen cyanide to it. This reaction can confirm the presence of the
carbonyl group in glucose.
4. On the reaction of glucose with a mild oxidizing agent like bromine water, the
glucose gets oxidized to a carboxylic acid that contains six carbon atoms. This
indicates that the carbonyl group is present as an aldehyde group.
5. The presence of -OH group is confirmed after the acetylation of glucose with acetic
acid which gives glucose pentaacetate.
6. Glucose as well as gluconic acid both yields dicarboxylic acid and saccharic acid on
oxidation with nitric acid. The presence of primary alcohol is indicated by this.

 Uses Of Glucose (C6H12O6)

 It is used in the treatment of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
 It is given to patients who are very sick and cannot eat as it provides carbohydrate
calories
 It is used in the treatment of increased potassium levels in the blood (hyperkalemia)
 It is used as a precursor for the synthesis of substance.