The -OH on carbon number 5 converts to the ether linkage to seal the ring with carbon number 1 due to the tetrahedral geometry of carbons that eventually form a 6-membered stable ring.
Glucose is made of six carbon atoms, 12 hydrogen atoms, and six oxygen atoms. Another important glucose-based molecule is cellulose. The principal energy-reserve carbohydrate in plants, starch, is made of thousands of linear glucose units. It powers cell function, and its metabolism must be carefully regulated. Found in fruits and honey, it is the most common free sugar in higher animals’ blood. It is commonly known as dextrose and belongs to the group of carbohydrates known as simple sugars (monosaccharides). Glucose gets its name from the Greek word glykys, which means sweet.
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