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The main family of transporters are known as the GLUT family with 5 known varients all with different properties and found in different tissues. | The main family of transporters are known as the GLUT family with 5 known varients all with different properties and found in different tissues. | ||
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Revision as of 18:25, 16 October 2012
Glucose is a monosaccharide with the chemical formula of C6H12O6. It is invovled in many biological processes including glycolysis. Glycolysis invovles the conversion of glucose, to pyruvate. This process is fundamental to respiration. Glucose can form a glycosidic bond with another glucose to form a disaccharide called maltose through a condensation reaction. Glucose monomers can be joined by α-1,4- glycosidic bond to form a polysaccharidemolecule known as starch.
The main family of transporters are known as the GLUT family with 5 known varients all with different properties and found in different tissues.