Definitions for "Mannose"
A hexose (6-carbon compound) or fermentable monosaccharide and isomer of glucose from manna, the ash fraxinus ornus and related plants.
Monosaccharides – hexoses- Monosaccharide with six carbon atoms.
Mannose is a sugar monomer of the hexose series of carbohydrates. Mannose enters the carbohydrate metabolism stream by phosphorylation and conversion to fructose-6-phosphate.
an aldehyde sugar produced by the oxidation of mannitol.