Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) generated during phosynthesis involving water, carbon and sunlight in plants. It is produced in humans via hepatic gluconeogenesis and breakdown of polymeric glucose forms (glycogenolysis). It circulates in human circulation as blood glucose and acts as an essential energy source for many organisms through aerobic or anaerobic respiration and fermentation. It is primarily stored as starch in plants and glycogen in animals to be used in various metabolic processes in the cellular level. Its aldohexose stereoisomer, dextrose or D-glucose, is the most commonly occurring isomer of glucose in nature. L-glucose is a synthesized enantiomer that is used as a low-calorie sweetener and laxative. The unspecified form of glucose is commonly supplied as an injection for nutritional supplementation or metabolic disorders where glucose levels are improperly regulated. Glucose is listed on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.
Glucose pharmaceutical formulations (oral tablets, injections) are indicated for caloric supply and carbohydrate supplementation in case of nutrient deprivation. It is also used in metabolic disorders such as hypoglycemia.
General and Veteran Hospital "Croatian Pride" Knin, Knin, Croatia
Sultan Qaboos University hospital, Seeb, Muscat, Oman
Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah Haji Provinsi Jawa Timur, Indonesia, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Hotel Dieu de Quebec, Québec, Que, Canada
Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Québec, Canada
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
NovaClin Medical Research Center S.R.L, Timisoara, Romania
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Mater Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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