Mannan

Mannan

AKA “Mannoglycan, CHEBI:28808, (2S, 3S, 4S, 5S, 6R)-2-[(2R, 4R, 5R, 6S)-6-[(2R, 6S)-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R, 3R, 6R)-4, 5, 6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3, 4, 5-triol, alpha-D-Mannan, 6R)-2-((2R, 6S)-6-((2R, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-((2R, 6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl)oxy-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl)oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3, RefChem:389104, GlyTouCan:G07552DD, 52002-03-6, DTXSID201019163”

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Mannan

AKA: Mannoglycan, CHEBI:28808, (2S, 3S, 4S, 5S, 6R)-2-[(2R, 4R, 5R, 6S)-6-[(2R, 6S)-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(2R, 3R, 6R)-4, 5, 6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3, 4, 5-triol, Alpha-D-Mannan, 6R)-2-((2R, 6S)-6-((2R, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-((2R, 6-trihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl)oxyoxan-3-yl)oxy-4, 5-dihydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl)oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3, RefChem:389104, GlyTouCan:G07552DD, 52002-03-6, DTXSID201019163

Ingredient · Film Forming · EWG: 4

Synthetic

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Mannan has been reported in Aloe maculata, Hyphaene thebaica, and Amorphophallus konjac with data available.

Formula

C24H42O21

Mol. Weight

666.60

CAS #

9036-88-8, 51395-96-1

Form

Powder

State

Beige powder; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]

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Functions

Film Forming

Creates a physical seal on skin to lock moisture in and keep irritants out. The "slugging" ingredient — barrier protection.

Moisturizing

Wound Healing

Strengthens Barrier

Creates protective layer

Traditional Use

A natural polysaccharide derived from plant sources like konjac and locust bean gum, used historically in traditional Asian cooking and traditional medicine as a thickening agent. Adopted in modern cosmetics in the mid-20th century as a stabilizer and thickener.