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D-glucose is one of the most widely distributed and important monosaccharides in nature. It is not only the main source of energy for cells, but also an important substance for cell biosynthesis, such as the synthesis of glycoprotein and glycosylates. When culturing animal cells in vitro, glucose is used as an essential energy substance in almost all medium. However, the metabolic characteristics ...
Adiponectin is a protein of 30kDa which exists in several multimeric forms. About 0,01% of the proteins in human serum are adiponectin. The ADIPOQ-Gen is the gene mostly expressed by adipocytes. In spite of that the serum adiponectin concentration is negatively correlated with body fat mass. The protein consists of 244 amino acids and has a globulary domain which shows similarity to TNF alpha. ...