A non-metabolizable glucose analogue that is not phosphorylated by hexokinase. 3-O-Methylglucose is used as a marker to assess glucose transport by evaluating its uptake within various cells and organ systems. (J Neurochem 1993;60(4):1498-504)
Entry Term(s)
3-O-Methyl-D-Glucose
Registry Number
146-72-5
CAS Type 1 Name
D-glucose, 3-O-methyl-
Previous Indexing
Methylglucosides (1981-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; 3-O-METHYLGLUCOSE was indexed under METHYLGLUCOSIDES 1981-96
Online Note
use 3-O-METHYLGLUCOSE (NM) to search 3-O-METHYLGLUCOSE 1981-96
A non-metabolizable glucose analogue that is not phosphorylated by hexokinase. 3-O-Methylglucose is used as a marker to assess glucose transport by evaluating its uptake within various cells and organ systems. (J Neurochem 1993;60(4):1498-504)
