Unlike glucose and fructose, D-mannose is a sugar that may reduce rather than increase inflammation in the gut. Current studies are limited to animals, so human studies are necessary to know ...

Hemicellulose, the second most abundant component of lignocellulose, is composed of various 5- and 6-carbon sugars such as arabinose, galactose, glucose, mannose and xylose. Lignin is composed of ...