Mannuronic acid is a uronic acid monosaccharide that can be derived from mannose.

[1] Along with l-guluronic acid, d-mannuronic acid is a component of alginic acid, a polysaccharide found predominantly in brown algae.

[2] Mannuronic acid is also incorporated into some bacterial capsular polysaccharides.

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