d-glucose
Americannoun
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Origin of d-glucose
First recorded in 1935–40
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The form described above is laevo-rotatory, but it is termed d-fructose, since it is related to d-glucose.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
Its solution is not thickened by borax, and is precipitated by neutral lead acetate; and dilute sulphuric acid converts it into d-glucose.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
It is closely related to ordinary d-glucose, with which it occurs in many fruits, starches and also in honey.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
This latter property is remarkable, as most of them are compounds of the strongly dextrorotatory d-glucose.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
The aldo-hexoses which occur most commonly in plants, either free or in combination, are d-glucose, d-mannose, and d-galactose; while d-fructose and d-sorbose are the common keto-hexoses.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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