Skip to main content
. 2015 May 28;367:75–103. doi: 10.1007/128_2013_458

Table 3.

Reactivity of di-, oligo-, and polySia chains toward biochemical probes

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 + + +

+ reactive or sensitive, − unreactive or insensitive

a+ in case of DP = 6,7

bRefer to [91]