| Description | Mannose 6-phosphate, also known as alpha-D-mannose-6-p or man-6-p, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as hexose phosphates. These are carbohydrate derivatives containing a hexose substituted by one or more phosphate groups. Mannose 6-phosphate exists in all eukaryotes, ranging from yeast to humans. Within humans, mannose 6-phosphate participates in a number of enzymatic reactions. In particular, mannose 6-phosphate can be converted into fructose 6-phosphate through its interaction with the enzyme mannose-6-phosphate isomerase. In addition, mannose 6-phosphate can be biosynthesized from D-mannose through the action of the enzyme hexokinase-1. Mannose 6-phosphate is a potent competitive inhibitor of pinocytosis of human platelet beta-glucuronidase and it is a necessary component of the recognition marker on the enzyme for pinocytosis by human fibroblasts as well (PMID 908752 ). In humans, mannose 6-phosphate is involved in fructose intolerance, hereditary. |
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| InChI Identifier | InChI=1S/C6H13O9P/c7-3-2(1-14-16(11,12)13)15-6(10)5(9)4(3)8/h2-10H,1H2,(H2,11,12,13)/t2-,3-,4+,5+,6-/m1/s1 |
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