MOLECULE

Glucose 1-phosphate

Glucose 1-phosphate, also known as cori ester or GLC-1-p, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as monosaccharide phosphates. These are monosaccharides comprising a phosphated group linked to the carbohydrate unit. A D-Glucose 1-phosphate in which the phosphate group is located at position 1. Glucose 1-phosphate is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). Glucose 1-phosphate exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. Within humans, glucose 1-phosphate participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, uridine diphosphategalactose and glucose 1-phosphate can be converted into galactose 1-phosphate and uridine diphosphate glucose through the action of the enzyme galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase. In addition, glucose 1-phosphate and uridine triphosphate can be biosynthesized from uridine diphosphate glucose through its interaction with the enzyme UTP--glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase. In humans, glucose 1-phosphate is involved in galactose metabolism. Glucose 1-phosphate is a potentially toxic compound. Glucose 1-phosphate is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.