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Glucose is widely existed in nature, named from the grape because of its high glucose content. Free glucose not only exist in plant, especially in fruit, but also in honey and animal. For normal human body, every 100ml of blood usually contains 80-120 mg glucose. It is the ingredient in many saccharide compounds such as saccharose, maltose, starch, glycogen and vitamin, etc.
Properties: white crystal with sweet taste, easy soluble in water, difficult to dissolve in alcohol, insoluble in organic solvents such as ether, chloroform, neutral reaction to litmus.
Uses: as the essential element and most basic medical material, it enjoys wide functions and uses. Especially with the improvement of life condition, it is widely used in food industry as the substitute of saccharose