| 2′-FL | 2′-fucosyllactose |
| 3-FL | 3-fucosyllactose |
| AGP | α1- acid glycoprotein |
| DC | dendritic cells |
| DC-SIGN | dendritic cell-specific intercellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin |
| DFL | difucosyllactose |
| DFpLNnH | difucosyl-para-lacto-N-neohexaose - |
| DSLNT | disialyllacto-N-tetraose |
| FN | fibronectin |
| Fuc | fucose |
| Gal | galactose |
| Glc | glucose |
| GlcNAc | N-acetylglucosamine |
| GOS | galacto-oligosaccharide |
| HMGs | human milk glycoproteins |
| HMOs | human milk oligosaccharides |
| LDFT | lactodifucotetraose |
| LF | lactoferrin |
| LNDFH I | lacto-N-difucohexaose I |
| LNFP I | lacto-N-fucopentaose I |
| LNFP II | lacto-N-fucopentaose II |
| LNFP III | lacto-N-fucopentaose III |
| LNnT | lacto-N-neotetraose |
| LNT | lacto-N-tetraose |
| Neu5Ac | sialic acid |
| S-IgA | secretory immunoglobulin A |