d-glucose
Americannoun
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Origin of d-glucose
First recorded in 1935–40
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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
The specific rotatory power of d-glucose is +52.7°.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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
In all such cases, it is d-glucose which is obtained.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
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