| standard glycan terms are accepted |
Galb1–4(Fuca1–3)GlcNAcb |
indicates the Lewis X motif |
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Fuca1–3(Galb1–4)GlcNAcb |
indicates same motif; either branch may be enclosed |
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standard abbreviations for monosaccharides |
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“a” and “b” for α and β, linkages separated by dash or
comma |
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case insensitive |
| angled brackets specify details about the linkage
or monosaccharide |
Neu5AcA2-<3or6>GalB1–4<3f6f>GlcNAcB1–2<4f;6f>ManA |
indicates Neu5Ac either 3′- or 6′-linked to an unbranched LacNAc |
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<T>Gal |
indicates terminal galactose |
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the “f” modifier specifies a location
as unoccupied
(free) |
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an unspecified location
indicates occupied or unoccupied |
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the OR operator can be used to designate multiple options of
linkage or monosaccharide |
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the XOR operator can be used to indicate multiple options of
linkage, where all other options of linkage are unoccupied (free) |
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commas or semicolons can be included
for clarity so that <3f6f>, <3f,6f>, and <3f;6f> are equivalent |
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the “T”
modifier is shorthand for all nonreducing
locations being unoccupied (<2f3f4f6f> for hexose and <8f9f> for neuraminic
acids) |
| special monosaccharide terms are available |
Any??-<3OR6>Galb1–4<3f;6f>GlcNAcb1–2<4f;6f>Mana |
indicates a single monosaccharide extension linked
either 3′ or 6′ to an
unbranched LacNAc |
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Any??-<3OR6>Galb1–4<3f;6f>GlcNAcb1-?Mana |
indicates
the same but with any linkage to mannose: |
| Fuca1-<2or3>Any?1-?Skip??-3(Fuca1-<2or3>Any?1-?Skip??-6)Galb |
indicates a fucose
anywhere on both a 3′ and a 6′
extension of Gal |
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the “Any”
wildcard is for unspecified monosaccharides |
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the “?” wildcard is for unspecified
linkages |
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the “Skip”
modifier indicates a gap of any kind |
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the “Skip” modifier encompasses lengths of zero,
or no gap |
| double-angled brackets link
complete terms with logical operators |
≪ <2f;3f;4f;6f>Glca ≫ OR ≪ Mana ≫ |
indicates either
terminal α-glucose or α-mannose |
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≪ Fuca ≫ 2 |
indicates two or more fucose |
| ≪ Fuca1-<2or3or4>Any ≫ AND NOT ≪ Fuca ≫ 2 AND ≪ Siaa ≫ |
indicates a
single fucose with at least one sialic acid |
| ≪Fuca≫ AND NOT ≪Fuca≫ 2 AND NOT k OR ≪ Fuca1–2Galb1–3GalNac ≫ ≫ |
indicates a single fucose and excluding two other
motifs |
| ≪Motif1≫ AND NOT ≪Motif1≫ 2 AND
NOT ≪Motif 2≫ |
uses Motif IDs as shorthand |
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embedded double-angled brackets
are supported |
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the AND, OR,
and NOT operators are supported |
