title: Glucose: Detection and analysis.
abstract: Glucose is an aldosic monosaccharide that is centrally entrenched in the processes of photosynthesis and respiration, serving as an energy reserve and metabolic fuel in most organisms. As both a monomer and as part of more complex structures such as polysaccharides and glucosides, glucose also plays a major role in modern food products, particularly where flavor and or structure are concerned. Over the years, many diverse methods for detecting and quantifying glucose have been developed; this review presents an overview of the most widely employed and historically significant, including copper iodometry, HPLC, GC, CZE, and enzyme based systems such as glucose meters. The relative strengths and limitations of each method are evaluated, and examples of their recent application in the realm of food chemistry are discussed.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, Manhattan, KS 66502, United States.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Galant
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, Manhattan, KS 66502, United States.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Grain Marketing and Production Research Center, Manhattan, KS 66502, United States. Electronic address: jeff.d.wilson@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004566:Electrodes; D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary; D004798:Enzymes; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004798:Enzymes; D005947:Glucose
keywords: Detection; Glucose; Glucose meters; Iodometry; Quantification