noun
- plural of mannan; complex carbohydrates composed of mannose sugar units found in plant cell walls and some microorganisms
Usage: biochemistry; technical
Examples
- Mannans are important structural components in yeast cell walls.
- The researchers extracted mannans from the coffee bean endosperm.
- These mannans serve as storage polysaccharides in certain seeds.
- The study focused on the digestibility of mannans in animal feed.
- Mannans can be broken down by specific enzymes called mannanases.