Glucin

Pharmacology, Internal Medicine

Also known as: Glucine

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Glucin is a sodium salt of amido-triazine-sulfonic acid. It is a sugar substitute that is 200 times sweeter than sugar and is used by diabetics.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

GLUCIN, Glucin, the sodium salt of amido-triazine-sulfonic acid. The preparation is 200 times sweeter than sugar. Like saccharin, it is used in food as a sugar substitute for diabetics.

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“Glucin.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/glucin/