Sugar Source Importance Clinical Significance

D-Glucose Fruit juices. Hydrolysis of “Sugar” of the body since blood Present in the urine
(Grape starch, cane sugar, contains dissolved glucose. Normal (glycosuria) in diabetes
sugar, maltose, and lactose. glucose level 70-100mg/dL mellitus owing to raised
dextrose, blood glucose
blood sugar) Primary source of cell’s energy. (hyperglycemia).
D-Fructose Fruit juices. Present in Can be changed to glucose in the Hereditary fructose
(levulose, Honey in equal amount liver and so used in the body. intolerance leads to
fruit sugar, w/ glucose. Sweetest tasting sugar. fructose accumulation
dietary Dietary sugar because less is and hypoglycemia.
sugar) needed for the same amount of
sweetness.
D-Galactose Hydrolysis of lactose. - Can be changed to glucose in Failure to metabolize
(brain sugar) (disaccharide consisting the liver and metabolized. leads to galactosemia
(just of a glucose and a -As brain sugar it is a constituent of and cataract
remember galactose unit) since this glycolipids and glycoproteins found
that our sugar does not occur free in brain and nerve tissue.
brain is a in nature. Synthesized in - D-galactose is present in
galaxy of the mammary gland to chemical markers that distinguish
information ) make the lactose of milk various types of blood—A, B, AB,
and O
D-Mannose Hydrolysis of plant A constituent of many used for preventing
mannans and gums. glycoproteins. urinary tract infections
(UTIs) and treating
carbohydrate-deficient
glycoprotein syndrome,
an inherited metabolic
disorder.