Glycan structure dictionary

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Glycan Structure Dictionary. Terms represent commonly used words to describe glycan structures in publications. If you feel that a term is missing, please contact us at https://www.glygen.org/contact-us/ with the following information: Term name | at least two PMIDs where the term is used.

List of terms

core fucosylated

trimannosyl core

triantennary complex

biantennary complex

high-mannose

N-linked glycans

O-linked glycans

complex-type N-glycans

paucimannose

HNK-1

O-mannosyl glycan

O-GlcNAc

O-fucose glycans

Lewis X

sialyl Lewis A

3'-sulfo-Lewis a

sialyl Lewis X

3'-sulfo-Lewis x

Lewis y

biantennary

asialo-biantennary

bisialo-biantennary

bisialo-biantennary complex-type

sialylated biantennary

triantennary

Tri-antennary N-glycans

triantennary complex type

tetraantennary complex-type

tetraantennary

tetrasialylated diantennary

triantennary sialylated

triantennary trisialylated fucosylated

bisecting GlcNAc

fucose-containing tetraantennary

fucosylated asialo-biantennary

fucosylated biantennary

fucosylated bisialo-biantennary

fucosylated N-glycans

fucosylated triantennary

core-fucosylated biantennary

core fucosylated biantennary complex-type

di-fucosylated tetra-antennary N-glycans

nonfucosylated

non-fucosylated biantennary

nonfucosylated biantennary N-linked structures

non-fucosylated triantennary

sialylated complex-type

sialylated diantennary

sialylated tetraantennary

monosialylated

monosialyl-biantennary

disialylated biantennary

disialylated biantennary complex type

Disialylated fucosylated

trisialylated

trisialylated complex-type oligosaccharide-alditols

trisialylated diantennary

trisialylated triantennary

nonsialylated

desialylated

desialylated tetrasaccharide

VIM-2

T antigen

Tn antigen

sialyl-Tn antigen

Forssman antigen

SSEA-3

disialyl Lewis a

SSEA-1

sialyl Lewis X-i

SSEA-4

fucosyl GM1

N-acetyl GM2

N-glycolyl GM2

9-O-acetyl GD3

9-O-acetyl sialic acid

chitin

chondroitin sulfate

dermatan sulfate

heparan sulfate

heparin

keratan sulfate

hybrid

core 2

core 3

core 4

Fully sialylated biantennary N-glycan

N-acetyllactosamine

H type 2

alpha-gal antigen

Polysialic acid

LacdiNAc

Glucosylceramide

Lewis A

Lewis B

lactosylceramide

Lactotriaosylceramide

blood group H type 1

i antigen

globotriaosylceramide

globotetraosylceramide

Sd(a)/Cad

Galactosylceramide

alpha-galactosylceramide

H type 3

A type 2

asialo-GM1

6'-Sulfo Sialyl Lewis x

Sialyl T antigen

GD1

GT1a

GQ1b

A2

Mono-sulfated globopentaosylceramide

Gb5

cytolipin R

Cyclic sialyl 6-sulfo Lewis x

B type 1

Blood group H (type 4)

Blood group B (type 4)

GM4

Isoglobotetraosylceramide

Blood group A (type 4)

Sialosyl paragloboside

para-Forssman glycolipid

B-GD1b

Forssman glycolipid

GP1c

C2-O-sLex

Disialosyl globopentaosylceramide

Paragloboside

Lex-Lex

SDLex

Blood group B (type 2)

Di-sialyl T antigen

LcGg4

Sialopentaosylceramide

GM3

GM2

GM1

cisGM1

GD1a

GT1a alpha

Fucosylated LDN

blood group A(1)

GD3

GD2

GD1b

Blood group B (type 1)

GT3

GT2

GT1b

GT1c

GQ1c

Blood group A (type 1)

O-Linked mannose

B-GM1

P1 antigen

monosialyl-Gb5

Trifucosyl-Lewis b Antigen

Dimeric Lewis x

Trifucosyl-Lewis y

Disialyl I

GalNAc Disialyl Lc4 (Hexasaccharide)

Disialyl Gb5

Galabiosylceramide

I Antigen

6-Sulfo LacNAc

Blood Group A Trisaccharide