Glucose (biochemical hub)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Biochemistry Foundations subtree

C6H12O6 aldohexose; β-D-glucopyranose is the physiological ring form. Universal metabolic currency: entry point of glycolysis, storage as glycogen/starch, structural role (polymerised into cellulose).

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