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n. (context organic chemistry English) A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.
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Mannose is a sugar monomer of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. Mannose is a C-2 epimer of glucose. Mannose is important in human metabolism, especially in the glycosylation of certain proteins. Several congenital disorders of glycosylation are associated with mutations in enzymes involved in mannose metabolism.
Mannose is not an essential nutrient; it can be produced in the human body from glucose, or converted into glucose. Mannose provides 2-5 kilocalories per gram of energy. Mannose is partially excreted in the urine.
Usage examples of "mannose".
He was only about 130 centimeters tall, with the dried-apple face of a little old mannose and chin almost touching, squinty black eyes buried in puddles of wrinkles, a mouth full of tiny, artificial-looking teeth.