Showing chemical card for α-D-glucose (CFc000338039)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:32:14 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000338039
Molecule Identification
Common Name
α-D-glucose
Definition
D-glucopyranoside, also known as hexose or D-galactose, is a member of the class of compounds known as hexoses. Hexoses are monosaccharides in which the sugar unit is a is a six-carbon containing moeity. D-glucopyranoside is soluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). D-glucopyranoside can be found in a number of food items such as pupusa, turmeric, vaccinium (blueberry, cranberry, huckleberry), and vegetable juice, which makes D-glucopyranoside a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. D-glucopyranoside exists in all living organisms, ranging from bacteria to humans. The name was originally given to plant products of this nature, in which the other part of the molecule was, in the greater number of cases, an aromatic aldehydic or phenolic compound (exceptions are sinigrin and jalapin or scammonin). It has now been extended to include synthetic ethers, such as those obtained by acting on alcoholic glucose solutions with hydrochloric acid, and also the polysaccharoses, e.g. cane sugar, which appear to be ethers also. Although glucose is the most common sugar present in glucosides, many are known which yield rhamnose or iso-dulcite; these may be termed pentosides. Much attention has been given to the non-sugar parts (aglyca) of the molecules; the constitutions of many have been determined, and the compounds synthesized; and in some cases the preparation of the synthetic glucoside effected .
