Table 1.

Chemical identity of 6′‐SL sodium salt

Chemical substance
Chemical (IUPAC) name	Sodium; (2R,4S,5R,6R)‐5‐acetamido‐4‐hydroxy‐6‐[(1R,2R)‐1,2,3‐trihydroxypropyl]‐2‐[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)‐3,4,5‐trihydroxy‐6‐[(2R,3R,4R,5R)‐1,2,4,5‐tetrahydroxy‐6‐oxohexan‐3‐yl]oxyoxan‐2‐yl]methoxy]oxane‐2‐carboxylate
Common name	6′‐Sialyllactose, sodium salt
Abbreviations	6′‐SL, sodium salt
Alternative chemical names	N‐Acetyl‐α‐d‐neuraminyl‐(2→6)‐β‐d‐galactopyranosyl‐(1→4)‐d‐ glucopyranose, sodium salt 6′‐SL sodium salt 6′‐N‐acetylneuraminyl‐d‐lactose sodium salt α‐Neu5Ac‐(2→6)‐β‐d‐Gal‐(1→4)‐d‐Glc sodium salt
CAS Number	157574‐76‐0 (sodium salt)/35890‐39‐2 (acid)
Molecular formula	C23H38NO19Na
Molecular mass	655.53 Da

CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service; IUPAC: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.