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mannan


Name(s) mannan
Scientific name(s)
Formula C24H42O21
Molecular mass 666.5777
IUPAC name (2s,3s,4s,5s,6r)-2-{[(2r,3s,4r,5r,6s)-6-{[(2r,3s,4r,5s,6s)-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-{[(2r,3r,4r,5s,6r)-4,5,6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy}oxan-3-yl]oxy}-4,5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy}-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
INCHI InChI=1S/C24H42O21/c25-1-5-9(29)10(30)15(35)22(40-5)44-19-7(3-27)42-24(17(37)12(19)32)45-20-8(4-28)41-23(16(36)13(20)33)43-18-6(2-26)39-21(38)14(34)11(18)31/h5-38H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10+,11-,12-,13-,14+,15+,16+,17-,18+,19-,20-,21-,22+,23+,24+/m1/s1
SMILE OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@H]2[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O[C@H]3[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O[C@@H]4[C@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)O[C@@H]4CO)O[C@@H]3CO)O[C@@H]2CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
CAS ID 9036-88-8
PubChem ID 870
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 28808
Description Found in custard apples. Widely used in food industry, e.g. in the preparation of rice substitutes and in jellies. Thickening agent Detection of mannan leads to lysis in the mannan-binding lectin pathway.It is generally found in yeast, bacteria and plants. It shows ?(1-4) linkage. It is a form of a storage polysaccharide.; Mannan is a plant polysaccharide that is a polymer of the sugar mannose.