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. 2021 Mar 29;13(4):1123. doi: 10.3390/nu13041123

Table 2.

Examples of the three different fractions of HMOs, showing neutral (fucosylated and nonfucosylated) and acidic compounds.

Neutral Fucosylated HMOs Neutral Nonfucosylated HMOs Acidic HMOs
2′-Fucosyllactose (2′-FL) Lacto-N-biose (LNB) Disialyllacto-N-tetraose (DSLNT)
3-Fucosyllactose (3-FL) Lacto-N-tetraose (LNT) Sialyllacto-N-neo-tetraose b (LST b)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose I (LNFP I) Lacto-N-neotetraose(LNnT) Sialyllacto-N-neo-tetraose c (LST c)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose II (LNFP II) Lacto-N-hexaose (LNH) Sialyl lacto-N-tetraose a (LST a)
Lacto-N-fucopentaose III (LNFP III) Lacto-N-neohexaose (LNnH) 3′-Sialyllactose (3′-SL)
Difucosyllactose (DFL) 6′-Sialyllactose (6′-SL)