- Có 4 chất tác dụng với glucozơ là: H₂, AgNO₃/NH₃ dư, Cu(OH)₂ và O₂

$HOC{{H}_{2}}{{\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ }CHOH]}_{4}}CHO+{{H}_{2}}\xrightarrow{Ni,{{t}^{0}}}HOC{{H}_{2}}{{\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ }CHOH]}_{4}}C{{H}_{2}}OH$

$HOC{{H}_{2}}{{\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ }CHOH]}_{4}}CHO+2AgN{{O}_{3}}+3N{{H}_{3}}\xrightarrow{{{t}^{0}}}HOC{{H}_{2}}{{\text{ }\!\![\!\!\text{ }CHOH]}_{4}}COON{{H}_{4}}+2Ag+2N{{H}_{4}}N{{O}_{3}}$

$2{{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}+Cu{{(OH)}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{}}{{({{C}_{6}}{{H}_{11}}{{O}_{6}})}_{2}}Cu+2{{H}_{2}}O$

${{C}_{6}}{{H}_{12}}{{O}_{6}}+6{{O}_{2}}\xrightarrow{{{t}^{0}}}6C{{O}_{2}}+6{{H}_{2}}O$