What is the main function of a simple sugar such as glucose?

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Nam D.
Mar 19, 2018

Well, it is mainly used to make energy.

Explanation:

Glucose is broken down in cellular respiration to form energy, and it comes in the form of #"ATP"#.

The cellular respiration formula is:

#C_6H_12O_6(aq)+6O_2(g)->6CO_2(g)+6H_2O(l)#

During aerobic respiration, there is a total production of #38 \ "ATP"# molecules. Two come from glycolysis, another two from Krebs cycle, and a whopping #34# from the electron transport chain.

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