Table I.
Naming convention for the H/HS monosaccharides and the 38 disaccharide building blocks derived from them
| Namea | Name | Conf.b | Anomer | Disaccharide building blocks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uaA | IdoAp | 1C4 | α- | ZbB-YbCA | ua2A-YbC6A | ua2A-YbH3A |
| ua2A | IdoAp2S | 1C4 | α- | ZbB-YbC6A | uc2A-YbC6A | uc2A-YbH3A |
| ucA | IdoAp | 2SO | α- | ZbB-Yb2A | uaA-Yb2A | ua2A-YbH36A |
| uc2A | IdoAp2S | 2SO | α- | Zb2B-Yb2A | ua2A-Yb2A | uc2A-YbH36A |
| Yb2A | GlcNp2S | 4C1 | α- | ZbB-Yb26A | uc2A-Yb2A | ucA-Yb2A |
| Yb23A | GlcNp2S3S | 4C1 | α- | Zb2B-Yb26A | uaA-Yb26A | uc2A-Yb23A |
| Yb26A | GlcNp2S6S | 4C1 | α- | ZbB-Yb23A | ucA-Yb26A | |
| Yb236A | GlcNp2S3S6S | 4C1 | α- | Zb2B-Yb23A | ua2A-Yb26A | |
| Yb26A | GlcNp2S6S | 4C1 | α- | ZbB-Yb236A | uc2A-Yb26A | |
| YbCA | GlcNp2Ac | 4C1 | α- | ZbB-YbHA | uaA-Yb23A | |
| YbC6A | GlcNp2Ac6S | 4C1 | α- | uaA-YbCA | ucA-Yb23A | |
| YbHA | GlcNp | 4C1 | α- | ucA-YbCA | ua2A-Yb23A | |
| YbH3A | GlcNp3S | 4C1 | α- | ua2A-YbCA | uaA-Yb236A | |
| YbH36A | GlcNp3S6S | 4C1 | α- | uc2A-YbCA | ucA-Yb236A | |
| ZbB | GlcAp | 4C1 | β- | uaA-YbC6A | ua2A-Yb236Ac | |
| Zb2B | GlcAp2S | 4C1 | β- | ucA-YbC6A | uc2A-Yb236Ac | |
aSymbols: Z = D-GlcAp, u = L-IdoAp, Y = D-GlcNp. Ring conformations: a = 1C4; b = 4C1; c = 2SO. Substituents: H = No substitution at position 2; Ac = N-acetyl, S = sulfate; anomer configuration: A = α, B = β.
bConformation.
cDisaccharides modeled in addition to those presented by Esko and Selleck (2002).