MOLECULE

1,4-b-D-Mannan

1,4-b-D-Mannan belongs to the class of organic compounds known as oligosaccharides. These are carbohydrates made up of 3 to 10 monosaccharide units linked to each other through glycosidic bonds. It is generated from GDP-D-mannose via the enzyme transferases and is then converted to D-mannose via the enzyme mannan 1,2-(1,3)-alpha-mannosidase . 1,4-b-D-Mannan is produced from GDP-D-mannose by the action of . 1,4-b-D-Mannan is an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). An example structure is given, and Mannan is a polymer that can contain more than 10 individual sugars. 1,4-b-D-Mannan is involved in the fructose and mannose metabolism system. 1,4-b-D-Mannan is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.