Product Description: D-Mannoheptulose is a major non-structural carbohydrate in avocado. D-mannoheptulose is a specific inhibitor of D-glucose phosphorylation. D-Mannoheptulose can block insulin release and utilization of carbohydrate in rat[1][2][3].
Applications: Metabolism-sugar/lipid metabolism
Formula: C7H14O7
References: [1]D-mannoheptulose and perseitol in ‘Hass’ avocado: Metabolism in seed and mesocarp tissue. South African Journal of Botany. 2012 Mar; 79:159-165./[2]Courtois P, et al. D-mannoheptulose phosphorylation by hexokinase isoenzymes. Int J Mol Med. 2001 Apr;7(4):359-63./[3]Frenkel G, et al. Metabolic effects of insulin blockade by D-mannoheptulose in the sand rat (Psammomys obesus) and the rat. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1972 Oct;19(2):341-4.