Oligosaccharide facts for kids

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Branched Oligosaccharide
Shown is a branched oligosaccharide made of three sugars

An oligosaccharide is a polymer of a few different simple sugars. Oligosacchardides are carbohydrates. When they are hydrolized, oligosaccharides give 2 to 9 monosaccharides.


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  • N Linked Oligosh

    An example of N-linked oligosaccharide, shown here with GlcNAc. X is any amino acid except proline.

  • Oolinked Oligosaccharide

    An example of O-Linked oligosaccharide with β-Galactosyl-(1n3)-α-N-acetylgalactosaminyl-Ser/ Thr.


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