noun. A monosaccharide, C₆H₁₂O₆, obtained from mannan or by the oxidation of mannitol.

noun. The name of three stereomeric compounds, C₆H₁₂O₆. The dextro-derivative is found in groundnuts and is prepared by the oxidation of mannite.

noun. A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes.

"The stuff. isn't an antibiotic, as the name suggests, but an endotoxin fraction-a complex organic sugar - called a mannose; it got its name from the fact that it's produced by fermentation, as antibiotics are."

galactomannan  

?-opioid  cell-specific  galactose  glutamatergic  hyperin