Figure 9From: Organic compatible solutes of halotolerant and halophilic microorganismsTwo pathways exist for α-mannosylglycerate biosynthesis. In (I) GDP-mannose is directly converted to mannosylglycerate. In (II), the GDP-mannose condenses with 3-phosphoglycerate to for mannosyl-3-phosphoglycerate, which is subsequently dephosphorylated to form mannosylglycerate.Back to article page