Pharmacologic Substance
mannose
man·nose [ man-ohs ]
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A hexose or fermentable monosaccharide and isomer of glucose from manna, the ash Fraxinus ornus and related plants. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed & Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A hexose which is an epimer at C-2 of glucose. Structurally, it is similar to glucose with the OH and H groups interchanged at carbon-2.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Hexose or fermentable monosaccharide and isomer of glucose; occurs in oligosaccharides of many glycoproteins and glycolipids.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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