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Glucose

A six-carbon sugar and the starting fuel for glycolysis.

6-carbon moleculeGlycolysisHomo sapiens
REFERENCE IDENTIFIERCHEBI:17634ChEBI record
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Record type: molecule. A six-carbon sugar and the starting fuel for glycolysis.
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Carbon backbone 6 CThis carbon count is shown where it is defined for the molecule.

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Used inGlycolysisProduced inGlycogen metabolismHandled byHexokinaseHandled byGlycogen debranching enzyme
STRUCTURED REACTIONS

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Phosphorylation of glucose

One ATP is spent to add a phosphate to glucose. The charged phosphate traps glucose inside the cell.

Glycolysis · irreversible
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Branch-point removal

The debranching enzyme rearranges short chains and hydrolyzes alpha-1,6-linked glucose.

Glycogen metabolism · irreversible