Brain Glucose Metabolism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003617",
  "term": "Brain Glucose Metabolism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The chemical reactions and pathways involving glucose, the aldohexose gluco-hexose in the brain. D-glucose is dextrorotatory and is sometimes known as dextrose; it is an important source of energy for living organisms and is found free as well as combined in homo- and hetero-oligosaccharides and polysaccharides. [ISBN:0198506732]",
  "references": [
    "Adapted from National Cancer Institute Metathesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/brain-glucose-metabolism/"
}