Talk:Mannose
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In what natural source is mannose most prevelant? Would I be able to treat accute Lupus with glyconutrients?
I need to know the melting point of mannose for organic chemistry lab. Anyone know? It would be nice if all of the sugars listed the melting points and specific rotations.
[edit] HIV Connection?
Someone added this sentence to the article, which I removed: "It has something to do with HIV". If anyone has any information about an HIV-mannose connection, it'd be great to see it in the article, but that sentence didn't add any information (and I'm not sure it's correct). Jon the Greek 18:51, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sources and effects
- Disclaimer: I am below ignorance on subjects related to biochemistry, but that does not necessarily have to stop me from making article suggestions. I was speaking to a nutritionist on a flight one day and learned that mannose is one of the active ingredients in aloe and that it is also found in maple syrup. I bring this up because few sources of the sugar are mentioned in the article. Also, the gentleman mentioned this sugar is important for proper function of the immune system, notably in ensuring that there is no incorrect immune response that attacks joints resulting in arthritis. A Google query for “mannose arthritis” turns up some interesting hits, as does “mannose aloe” and “mannose maple syrup”. It appears these claims are valid, so if any expert can verify them then add them to the article, I think it would be helpful. --MichaelAhlers 02:24, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Treatment of UTIs
Many natural health websites including mercola.com promote the use of d-mannose as a way to treat and prevent urinary tract infections. There is a lot of information in google about this and I was surprised not to see it summarized here. It seems that mannose is absorbed by the upper GI and most is not metabolized but is concentrated in the bladder. D-mannose then binds to any E.coli that has lectins (which enable them to stick to the urinary tract). After they are bound to mannose they can no longer bind to urinary tract and are washed away in the urine. The claim is that this simple sugar can cure most UTIS (90%) in 24-72 hours. Since UTIs are very common in women, as this treatment becomes more popular I think more people will come to this page to find information on the theraputic use of d-mannose. I don't feel qualified to edit the actual page, but thought I'd point this out. Mbowker 13:11, 24 April 2007 (UTC)mbowker
