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What are Glucose and galactose?

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L. Agate

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Answered Jan 05, 2021

Glucose and galactose are simple sugar; they are also referred to as monosaccharides. Monosaccharide contains a single unit of sugar.

Glucose is gotten from the Greek word for sweet. Glucose is loved by the body; it is gotten from the food we eat and later used by the body for energy. Glucose is the main sugar in the body. Glucose is one main source of energy, which comes in the form of carbohydrate.

Galactose is as sweet as glucose. It is odorless and appears in a white solid; galactose is in both the open-chain and cyclic form of a chain. The galactose molecules, when connected to the glucose molecule, can form a lactose molecule/ glucose is said to be more stable than galactose.

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N. Reyes

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N. Reyes, Writer, B.ed, California

Answered Jan 03, 2021

Glucose and Galactose are simple sugars. They are found in a number of food products. Glucose is also known by its name of blood sugar. It is important because it helps the body keep going, and it helps the body keep working properly. It is seen as fuel to the body because it comes in the form of carbohydrates.

There are many foods that contain glucose to help fuel the body, including dairy products, fruits, and bread. Galactose is just as sweet as glucose. It differs because it connects to the glucose molecule. This is done to form a lactose molecule.

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R. Jones, Student, Postgraduate, Calgary

Answered Dec 23, 2020

Glucose can be also be referred to as blood sugar. Glucose is essential because it keeps the body going, and it maintains working order. When our glucose readings are optimal, it often goes unobserved. Glucose is the simplest of the carbohydrates, it is a monosaccharide, and it only has one sugar.

Galactose is also a monosaccharide. Glucose is one of the body’s ideal sources of fuel in the form of carbohydrates. People obtain glucose from bread, fruits, vegetables, and dairy products.

Galactose is as sweet as glucose. A galactose molecule is connected with a glucose molecule to form a lactose molecule. Galactose exists in both the open-chain and cyclic form of the chain. One way to tell the difference between glucose and galactose is that glucose is more stable than galactose.

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F. Daniel

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F. Daniel, Content Optimization Executive, Diploma in Journalism, California

Answered Dec 22, 2020

If in case you are wondering what glucose and galactose are, these are known to be simple sugars. These simple sugars can be found in various food products. They can also be present when you look at different food products. There is a type of protein that can be found in the body, this is called SGLT 1 protein.

This is in charge of helping the body absorb both glucose and galactose as these sugars are needed by the body in order to work better. They are in charge of providing the body with enough energy so that people can move and do their tasks effectively throughout the day.

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J. Harty

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Answered Dec 18, 2020

Galactose is a monosaccharide. When it is combined with glucose, the result is disaccharide lactose. The enzyme’s lactose and galactosidase catalyze the hydrolysis of lactose to glucose and galactose. The three key enzymes demonstrate galactose metabolism, which transforms galactose into glucose via a pathway.

Glucose is more stable than galactose, and it is also less vulnerable to the formation of non-specific glycoconjugates, molecules with at least one sugar attached protein or lipid. This conversion is why a pathway for rapid conversion from galactose to glucose has been highly maintained among many species. Glucose is a simple sugar.

It is the most abundant monosaccharide, which is a sub-category of carbohydrates. Glucose is mainly formed from plants and most algae during photosynthesis. It circulates in the blood of creatures and humans as blood sugar. Glucose is also naturally occurring, as found in fruits and other parts of plants in their unrestricted state.

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