Monday, 26 August 2019

biochemistry - Why can't the brain and red blood cells use fuels other than glucose?


The question is rather straight forward: I have always been curious as to why, but cannot find an explanation online.


I can imagine that the mechanism is different for each, but why does brain tissue and red blood cells use specifically and only glucose for energy metabolism?




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