Table 3.
Biochemical probes | diSia | oligoSia | polySia |
---|---|---|---|
DP = 2 | DP = 3–7 | DP ≥ 8 | |
Group I antibody | − | − | + |
Group II antibody | − | + | + |
Group III antibody | + | + or − | − |
Endo-sialidase (endoN) | − | − or + a | + |
Endosialidaseb | − | + | + |
α2,3-Sialidase/α2,6-sialidase | − | − | − |
α2,3-, α2,6, α2,8-Sialidase | + | + | + |