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mannose

An aldohexose obtained from various plant sources ( i.e., from mannans); an epimer of glucose.

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man·nose 'man-.ōs, -.ōz n an aldose C₆H₁₂O₆ whose dextrorotatory enantiomer occurs esp. as a structural unit of mannans from which it can be recovered by hydrolysis

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man·nose (manґōs) an aldohexose epimeric with glucose at the 2 carbon; it occurs in oligosaccharides of many glycoproteins and glycolipids.

Medical dictionary. 2011.