mannose
monosaccharide
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Mannose is an aldose monosaccharide with the chemical formula C6H12O6. It is a structural unit found in certain polysaccharides called mannans, which are common in plant cell walls. Mannose can be recovered from mannans through hydrolysis.12
Mannose is also involved in metabolic processes. For instance, d-mannuronic acid, formed from d-mannose, is found in some plant sources. In rare cases of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG), specifically type Ib, oral administration of mannose may help reverse symptoms.34
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