D-Mannosamine (2-amino-2-deoxymannose) is a
hexosamine
Hexosamines are amino sugars created by adding an amine group to a hexose.
Examples include:
* Fructosamine (based upon fructose)
* Galactosamine (based upon galactose)
* Glucosamine (based upon glucose)
* Mannosamine (based upon mannose
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derivative of
mannose
Mannose is a sugar monomer of the aldohexose series of carbohydrates. It is a C-2 epimer of glucose. Mannose is important in human metabolism, especially in the glycosylation of certain proteins. Several congenital disorders of glycosylation ...
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See also
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Neuraminic acid
Neuraminic acid (5-amino-3,5-dideoxy-D-''glycero''-D-''galacto''-non-2-ulosonic acid) is an acidic (in particular ulosonic) amino sugar with a backbone formed by nine carbon atoms. Although 9-carbon sugars do not occur naturally, neuramini ...
References
Hexosamines
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