mannose
a hexose, C6H12O6, obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
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How to use mannose in a sentence
The process is reversible; mannose can be converted to mannonic acid, thence to gluconic acid, thence to glucose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherThe hydrazones of the common sugars, with the exception of the one from mannose, are colorless compounds, easily soluble in water.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherMannan bears the same relation to mannose that starch does to glucose and inulin to fructose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherWhen hydrolyzed, they yield arabinose and a hexose; the latter is sometimes galactose and sometimes mannose.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred ThatcherFresh samples of yeast ferment mannose more quickly than glucose, but by older samples the glucose is the more rapidly decomposed.
Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden
British Dictionary definitions for mannose
/ (ˈmænəʊs, -nəʊz) /
a hexose sugar found in mannitol and many polysaccharides. Formula: C 6 H 12 O 6
Origin of mannose
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Scientific definitions for mannose
[ măn′ōs′ ]
A naturally occurring simple sugar that is a stereoisomer of glucose. Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
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