Dextrose (chemical formula C6H12O6) is also called corn glucose, maize sugar, and is simply called glucose. Chemical name:2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexanal, English name: Dextrose, Cornsugar, Grapesugar, Bloodsugar. It is the most widely distributed and most important monosaccharide in nature, and it is a polyhydroxy aldehyde. Application: 1.) In the food industry and the beverage industry, it is used as sweetener, nutrition and filler. 2.) In the pharmaceutical industry, it can be used as oral liquid or intravenous injection as nutrient solution.
