what is glucose used for
Glucose is mainly used by the body for short-term energy. Glucose is taken up by cells and converted to pyruvate in a multistep, multienzyme process called glycolysis. Glucose residues are also linked to serine and threonine amino acids of glycoproteins.lucose is a six-carbon molecule with multiple hydroxyl groups attached. Its most common form is a ringed pyranose structure, shown in the image.