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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 27.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Carbohydr Chem Biochem. 2015 Nov 11;72:113–190. doi: 10.1016/bs.accb.2015.08.002

TABLE III.

Twelve glycosidic linkages that constitute diverse HMOS.33, 34

Glycosidic linkages Abbreviations Symbol
Galactosidic bonds Galβ1–4Glc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0043.jpg
Galβ1–3GlcNAc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0044.jpg
Galβ1–4GlcNAc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0045.jpg
N-acetyl-glucosaminidic bond GlcNAcβ1–3Gal graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0046.jpg
GlcNAcβ1–6Gal graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0047.jpg
Fucosidic bond Fucα1–2Gal graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0048.jpg
Fucα1–3Glc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0049.jpg
Fucα1–3GlcNAc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0050.jpg
Fucα1–4GlcNAc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0051.jpg
Sialidic bond Neu5Acα2–3Gal graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0052.jpg
Neu5Acα2–6Gal graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0053.jpg
Neu5Acα2–6GlcNAc graphic file with name nihms-1817870-t0054.jpg

Symbols and abbreviations: Inline graphic N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac), Inline graphic fucose (Fuc), Inline graphic galactose (Gal), Inline graphic N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), Inline graphic glucose (Glc).