glucomannan

Term ID

CHEBI:17020

Synonyms

• (Glucomannan)n
• (Glucomannan)n+1
• Glucomannan
• Glucomannoglycan

Definition

A heteroglycan consisting of β-(1→4)-linked D-glucose (G) and D-mannose (M) in a proportion of 5:8. The basic polymeric repeating unit has the pattern: GGMMGMMMMMGGM, with branching through β-(1→3)- and β-(1→6)-glucosyl linkages. Acetate groups are present on C-6 every 9-19 units of the main chain.

References

• cas:76081-94-2
• kegg.compound:C01810
• kegg.compound:C02101
• kegg.glycan:G11598
• pubmed:12356785
• pubmed:12569112
• pubmed:14983741
• pubmed:19108925
• pubmed:2840365
• pubmed:6096282
• pubmed:7872224
• pubmed:8365697
• pubmed:9742462
• reaxys:11315759
• reaxys:8188346

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )