β-D-Glucose

β-D-Glucose

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D-Glucose, a naturally occurring monosaccharide found in plants, is the primary energy source for living organisms.{14802} It is utilized as a metabolic intermediate by cells for either aerobic or anaerobic respiration. D-Glucose exists in two cyclic forms, ?-D-glucose and ?-D-glucose, based on the position of the substituent at the anomeric center.{19676} ?-D-Glucose is the monomer unit in starch, whereas ?-D-glucose is the monomer unit in cellulose.{19676} When one of these anomers is added to solution, it undergoes reversible epimerization to the other via an open-chain form, during which the specific rotation of the solution changes gradually until it reaches equilibrium. The existence of multiple binding modes of this single monosaccharide has been studied as a model scaffold to design compounds with increased probability of ligand binding.{27288}

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