Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Mannoheptulose is a hexokinase inhibitor. It is a heptose a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms. By blocking the enzyme hexokinase it prevents glucose phosphorylation. As a result the breakdown of glucose is inhibited. It is found as D-mannoheptulose in avocados.Mannoheptulose has been reported to inhibit insulin secretion from pancreas.
