释义 |
mannose /ˈmanəʊz / /ˈmanəʊs/noun [mass noun] ChemistryA sugar of the hexose class which occurs as a component of many natural polysaccharides.- Chemical formula: C6H12O6.
Other sugars found in foods, such as sucrose (table sugar), fructose (fruit sugar) and mannose are converted to glucose almost as quickly as starch is....- These data suggest that galactose and mannose may compete with glucose for uptake, whereas sucrose and fructose do not.
- Asian and African populations showed selection in genes affecting the metabolism of the plant sugars mannose and sucrose.
OriginLate 19th century: from mannite 'mannitol' + -ose2. |