Sugar acid
Chemical compound
Mannuronic acid is a uronic acid monosaccharide that can be derived from mannose.[1] Along with l-guluronic acid, d-mannuronic acid is a component of alginic acid, a polysaccharide found predominantly in brown algae.[2] Mannuronic acid is also incorporated into some bacterial capsular polysaccharides.[3]
References
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Oxford University Press. 2006. ISBN 9780198529170. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Gacesa, Peter (1992). "Enzymic degradation of alginates". International Journal of Biochemistry. 24 (4): 545–552. doi:10.1016/0020-711x(92)90325-u. PMID 1516726.
- ^ Ghosh, Pallab Kumar; Maiti, Tushar Kanti (2016). "Structure of Extracellular Polysaccharides (EPS) Produced by Rhizobia and their Functions in Legume–Bacteria Symbiosis: — A Review". Achievements in the Life Sciences. 10 (2): 136–143. doi:10.1016/j.als.2016.11.003.
