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'''Glucose'''(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, also known as ''D-glucose'', ''dextrose'', and ''blood sugar'') is a six carbon [[aldose]] (hexose) [[monosaccharide]], the main source of energy in most animals and plants. It can be found in almost all plants, because it is the product of [[photosynthesis]]. In humans, it is the major source of energy via the formation of [[adenosine tri-phosphate]] ([[ATP]]) in a process called [[oxidative phosphorylation]], the end point of mammalian [[cellular respiration]].
'''Glucose'''(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, also known as ''D-glucose'', ''dextrose'', and ''blood sugar'') is a six carbon [[aldose]] (hexose) [[monosaccharide]], the main source of energy in most animals and plants. It can be found in almost all plants, because it is the product of [[photosynthesis]]. In humans, it is the major source of energy via the formation of [[adenosine tri-phosphate]] ([[ATP]]) in a process called [[oxidative phosphorylation]], the end point of mammalian [[cellular respiration]]. The reaction can be summarized as follows:
(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub>, + O<sub>2<sub> -----> CO<sub>2<sub> + H<sub>2<sub>0