TABLE 4.
Putative structures and structural elements are proposed using literature-guided interpretations of the glycan compositions obtained by MALDI-TOF MS on the basis of the references listed. C, cluster; fr., fraction; ref., references; Man, terminal mannose(s); core fuc, core fucosylation; core xyl, core xylosylation; X, xylose; F, fucose; H, hexose; N, N-acetylhexosamine; dark square, N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc); light square, N-acetylgalactosamine; medium dark circle, mannose; dark circle, glucose; light circle, galactose; dark triangle, fucose; white star, xylose; AA, AA label; LacNAc, Galβ1-4GlcNAcβ1; LewisX, Galβ1-4(Fucα1-3)GlcNAcβ1; LDN, GalNAcβ14GlcNAcβ1.