| 6dAlt | 6-deoxyaltrose |
| 6dmanHep | 6-deoxy-d-manno-heptose |
| Abe | 3,6-dideoxy-d-xylo-hexose (abequose) |
| Asc | 3,6-dideoxy-l-arabino-hexose (ascarylose) |
| Col | 3,6-dideoxy-l-xylo-hexose (colitose) |
| FucNAm | 2-acetimidoylamino-2-deoxyfucose |
| GlcNAcA | 2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucuronic acid |
| Par | 3,6-dideoxy-d-ribo-hexose (paratose) |
| Qui | 6-deoxyglucose (quinovose) |
| Tyv | 3,6-dideoxy-d-arabino-hexose (tyvelose) |
| Yer | 4-C-[(S)-1-hydroxyethyl]-3,6-dideoxy-d-xylo-hexose (yersiniose A) |
| GlcNAc | 2-acetamido-2-deoxyglucose |
| GalNAc | 2-acetamido-2-deoxygalactose |
| EtNP | 2-aminoethyl phosphate |
| l-α-d-Hep | l-glycero-α-d-manno-heptose |
| d-α-d-Hep | d-glycero-α-d-manno-heptose |
| Gal | galactose |
| Glc | glucose |
| Kdo | 3-deoxy-d-manno-oct-2-ulosonic acid |
| Ko | d-glycero-d-talo-oct-2-ulosonic acid |
| Ara4N | 4-amino-4-deoxy-L-arabinose |
| GlcN | glucosamine |
| PEtN | phosphoethanolamine |
| UndP,UndPP | undecaprenyl phosphate/diphosphate |
| CAMP | cationic antimicrobial peptides |
| LPS | lipopolysaccharide |
| R-formLPS | rough LPS |
| S-formLPS | smooth form LPS |
| NHS | normal human serum |
| AMPs | antimicrobial peptides |
| AMCs | antimicrobial chemokines |
| AGP | aminoalkyl glucosaminide 4-phosphate |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| PAMP | pathogen-associated molecular patterns |
| DC | dendritic cell |