mannan

mannan
man·nan 'man-.an, -ən n any of several polysaccharides that are polymers of mannose and occur esp. in plant cell walls and in some microorganisms (as yeast)

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man·nan (manґan) any polymer consisting solely or mostly of mannose residues, occurring in a variety of plants and as a cell wall constituent of some fungi.

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