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why is glucose such a good source of energy for bacteria

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Glucose is an highly reduced compound. It contains many carbon-hydrogen bonds(C-H) and also contains lot of potential energy. Through a series of atomic rearrangements and coupling and decoupling of phosphate, the body manages to release enough energy in those bonds to form molecules of stable ATP that can be broken apart on demand to release energy where needed. Hence bacteria use glucose as good source of energy.