TABLE 3.
Linkage molar ratios of synthetic oligosaccharides mixtures determined by methylation analysis
| Residue and linkage | Molar ratio for mixturea:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| t-Glcp | 0.7 | 6.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 |
| t-Galf | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 0.1 |
| t-Galp | 2.4 | 15.5 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 1.6 |
| 1,2-Gal plus 1,6-Glc | ND | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | ND | ND |
| 1,3-Glcp | 0.4 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 1,2-Glcp | 0.1 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 1,3-Galp | ND | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ND | 0.1 |
| 1,4-Galp | 1.0 | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
| 1,6-Galp | ND | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| 1,2-Glc plus 1,3-Glc | ND | ND | 0.6 | 0.4 | ND | ND |
| 1,4-Glcp | 1.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 12.3 | 1.0 |
| 1,6-Glcp | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND |
a
Oligosaccharide mixtures were as follows: 1, Oligomate 55; 2, B. bifidum BB-12 oligosaccharide; 3, B. infantis DSM-20088 oligosaccharide; 4, B. pseudolongum DSM-20099 oligosaccharide; 5, B. adolescentis B-7 oligosaccharide; 6, B. angulatum oligosaccharide; ND, not detected.