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Which functional group allows the sugar glucose to dissolve in blood?

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Hydroxyl groups make sugar glucose dissolve in blood.

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Glucose is an aldose sugar with aldehyde functional group and many hodroxyl groups. These hydroxyl groups tend to increase the solubility of the molecule.

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