mannose

American  

[man-ohs] / ˈmæn oʊs /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a hexose, C 6 H 1 2 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.

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mannose British  

/ -nəʊz, ˈmænəʊs /

noun

1. a hexose sugar found in mannitol and many polysaccharides. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6

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mannose Scientific  

/ măn′ōs′ /

1. A naturally occurring simple sugar that is a stereoisomer of glucose. Chemical formula: C ₆ H ₁₂ O ₆ .

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Etymology

Origin of mannose

First recorded in 1885–90; mann(a) + -ose ²

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The sugar used in the coating was mannose, which is closely related to glucose, the body's main energy source.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

GLUT1 can also recognize mannose, allowing the coated nanoparticles to use the same pathway to cross the blood-brain barrier.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026

Silva’s research developed ways to break down mannan into mannose, a valuable sugar with potential applications in the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food industries.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023

Silva’s group has obtained a patent from the Brazilian government to convert mannan into mannose and to make it into a prebiotic called mannan oligosaccharide.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023

Four sugars having the formula C6H12O6, namely, glucose, fructose, mannose, and galactose, occur very commonly and widely distributed in plants.

From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred