Sentences with phrase «into simpler sugar molecules»

Complex sugars consumed by the organism can be broken down into simpler sugar molecules called monosaccharides such as glucose.

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To use fructose for energy, the body needs to convert it into another type of simple sugar called glucose or into other smaller molecules.

Photosynthesis is a simple but powerful process: Sunlight helps transform carbon dioxide and water into chemical energy stored in the chemical bonds of sugar molecules.

But in the freezing and thawing soil layer, sequencing showed that bacteria within the soil samples were producing some intriguing proteins, including enzymes that snip long chains of carbon molecules, like cellulose from plants, into shorter, simpler sugar compounds that the bacteria can use as fuel.

If you take the simple syrup out (which I was determined to do, instead relying on maple syrup, honey, dates, and the fruit itself), you lose the sugar molecules wedging themselves into the water molecules (it's all very sciency, but it gives great bite!).

When you eat carbohydrates, your body breaks them down into glucose, which is a simple sugar molecule that your cells process for energy.

the muffin molecules are now small and simple enough to be absorbed through the intestinal wall and into the bloodstream where they become blood sugar