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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A naturally occurring sugar found in plants and animals. Glucose is a clear, crystalline water-soluble carbohydrate most often used for flavoring foods and for fermentation. In art, aqueous solutions of glucose ([http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=corn%20syrup corn syrup]) have been used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=glycerol glycerol] substitute to plasticize glue and starch pastes. Glucose can attract insects and is susceptible to biological growth.
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A naturally occurring sugar found in plants and animals. Glucose is a clear, crystalline water-soluble carbohydrate most often used for flavoring foods and for fermentation. In art, aqueous solutions of glucose ([[corn syrup]]) have been used as a [[glycerol]] substitute to plasticize glue and starch pastes. Glucose can attract insects and is susceptible to biological growth.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 09:35, 16 January 2014

Description

A naturally occurring sugar found in plants and animals. Glucose is a clear, crystalline water-soluble carbohydrate most often used for flavoring foods and for fermentation. In art, aqueous solutions of glucose (Corn syrup) have been used as a Glycerol substitute to plasticize glue and starch pastes. Glucose can attract insects and is susceptible to biological growth.

Synonyms and Related Terms

sugar; dextrose, d-glucose; grape sugar; corn sugar; blood sugar; corn syrup

FTIR

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Chemical structure

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Other Properties

Soluble in water. Slightly soluble in ethanol.

Composition C6H12O6
CAS 50-99-7
Melting Point 146-152
Density 1.544
Molecular Weight mol. wt. = 180.2

Hazards and Safety

Combustible. Incompatible with strong bases. Decomposition may produce toxic fumes.

LINK: International Chemical Safety Card

Authority

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
  • Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "glucose." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 9 Nov. 2004 .
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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