Table 1.
List of abbreviations of the most common HMO compounds with their chemical names and structures described in the literature and presented in this review.
| Abbreviation | Name | Structure (Monomers and Linkages) | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Neutral fucosylated | |||
| 2′-FL | 2′-fucosyllactose | Fucα1,2Galβ1,4Glc |
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| 3-FL | 3-fucosyllactose | Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| DFLac/LDFT | Lactodifucotetraose | Fucα1,2Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| DFLNT | Difucosyllacto-N-tetrose | Fuc(α1-4)[Gal(β1-3)]GlcNAc(β1-3)Gal(β1-4)[Fuc(α1-3)]Glc |
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| DFLNH I | Difucosyllacto-N-hexaose I | Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1,6(Fucα1,2Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3)Galβ1,4Glc |
|
| DFLNH II | Difucosyllacto-N-hexaose II | Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1,6(Galβ1,3(Fucα1,4)GlcNAcβ1,3) Gal β1,4Glc |
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| LNDFH I | Lacto-N-difucohexaose I | Fucα1,2Galβ1,3(Fucα1,4)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNDFH II | Lacto-N-difucohexaose II | Galβ1,3(Fucα1,4)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| LNnDFH | Lacto-N-neodifucohexaose | Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| LNFP I | Lacto-N-fucopentaose I | Fucα1,2Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNFP II | Lacto-N-fucopentaose II | Galβ1,3(Fucα1,4)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNFP III/LNnFP II | Lacto-N-fucopentaose III Lacto-N-fuconeopentaose II | Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNFP V | Lacto-N-fuconeopentaose V | Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| LNnFP I | Lacto-N-neofucopentaose I | (Fucα1,2)Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNnFP V | Lacto-N-neofucopentaose V | Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| Neutral non-fucosylated | |||
| 3′-GOS/3′-GL | 3′-galactosyllactose | Galβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| 6′-GOS/6′-GL | 6′-galactosyllactose | Galβ1,6Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNT | Lacto-N-tetraose | Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNnT | Lacto-N-neotetraose | Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNH | Lacto-N-hexaose | Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3(Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,6)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LNnH | Lacto-N-neohexaose | Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3(Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,6)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| MFLNH I/2-FLNH | Monofucosyllacto-N-hexaose I | Fucα1,2Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3(Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,6)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| MFLNH III/3-FLNH | Monofucosyllacto-N-hexaose III | Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3(Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)GlcNAcβ1,6)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| Acidic | |||
| 3′SL | α2,3-Sialyllactose | NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| 6′SL | α2,6-Sialyllactose | NeuAcα2,6Galβ1,4Glc |
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| 3′S3FL | 3′-sialyl-3-fucosyllactose | NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,4(Fucα1,3)Glc |
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| 6′SLN | 6′-sialyl lactosamine | NeuAcα2,6Galβ1,4GlcNAc |
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| LST a | α2,3-Sialyllacto-N-tetraose a | NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LST b | α2,6-Sialyllacto-N-tetraose b | Galβ1,3(NeuAcα2,6)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| LST c | α2,6-Sialyllacto-N-tetraose c | NeuAcα2,6Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| DSLNT | Disialyllacto-N-tetraose | NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,3(NeuAcα2,6)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| S-LNnH II | α2,6-Sialyllacto-N-neohexaose | NeuAcα2,6Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,3(Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1,6)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| A-Tetra | A-tetrasaccharide | GalNAcα1,3(Fucα1,2)Galβ1,4Glc |
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| SLNFP I | Sialyllacto-N-fucopentaose I | Fucα1,2Galβ1,3(NeuAcα2,6)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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| SLNFP II | Sialyllacto-N-fucopentaose II | NeuAcα2,3Galβ1,3(Fucα1,4)GlcNAcβ1,3Galβ1,4Glc |
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N, a nitrogen-containing disaccharide.