| 2′-/3-FL | 2′-/3-fucosyllactose |
| 3’-/6’-SL | 3’-/6’-sialyllactose |
| 3’-S,3-FL 3’ | sialyl-3-fucosyllactose |
| 6’-SLN | 6’-sialyllactosamine |
| AGP | α1-acid glycoprotein |
| BMOs | Bovine milk oligosaccharides |
| DS-LNT | Disialyllacto-N-tetraose |
| FN | Fibronectin |
| FOS | Fructooligosaccharides |
| Fuc | Fucose |
| Gal | Galactose |
| GalNAc | N-Acetylgalactosamine |
| GD | Disialoganglioside |
| Gb | Globotriaosylceramide |
| GM | Monosialoganglioside |
| GOS | Galactooligosaccharides |
| HMOs | Human milk oligosaccharides |
| IgG | Immunoglobulin G |
| LBSA | Lipid-bound sialic acid |
| LF | Lactoferrin |
| LNFP-I | Lacto-N-fucopentaose I |
| LNnT | Lacto-N-neotetraose |
| LST | Lacto-N-tetraoses |
| NEC | Necrotizing enterocolitis |
| Neu5Ac | N-Acetylneuraminic acid (sialic acid) |
| Neu5Gc | N-glycolyl-5-neuraminic acid |
| RSV | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| Sia-GOS | sialylated galacto-oligosaccharides |
| S-IgA | Secretory immunoglobulin A |
| sLeX | sialyl-Lewis X |