Metabolism of D-glucose anomers in pancreatic islets (Review)

  • Authors:
    • Willy J. Malaisse
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  • Published online on: December 1, 2003     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.12.6.911
  • Pages: 911-916
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Abstract

D-glucose metabolism displays anomeric specificity in pancreatic islets and other cell types. Recent studies have extended this knowledge to the effect of D-glucose to augment D-fructose phosphorylation by glucokinase in both pancreatic islet B-cells and hepatocytes, and have documented that the anomeric specificity of D-glucose metabolism in pancreatic islets implies enzyme-to-enzyme tunnelling of metabolites in the early steps of glycolysis. It is proposed that the anomeric specificity of D-glucose metabolism is essential to a sound understanding of carbohydrate homeostasis in health and disease.

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December 2003
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Malaisse WJ: Metabolism of D-glucose anomers in pancreatic islets (Review). Int J Mol Med 12: 911-916, 2003
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Malaisse, W.J. (2003). Metabolism of D-glucose anomers in pancreatic islets (Review). International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 12, 911-916. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.12.6.911
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Malaisse, W. J."Metabolism of D-glucose anomers in pancreatic islets (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 12.6 (2003): 911-916.
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Malaisse, W. J."Metabolism of D-glucose anomers in pancreatic islets (Review)". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 12, no. 6 (2003): 911-916. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.12.6.911