Pharmacologic Substance
mannan
[ man-an, -uhn ]
Subclass of:
Polysaccharides
Definitions related to mannans:
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Polymers consisting of mannose residues, occurring in a variety of plants and as a cell wall constituent of some fungi.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Polysaccharides consisting of mannose units.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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