Table 1 PDB carbohydrate residues (examples): Definitions of carbohydrate residues used in the Protein Data Bank. PDB residue names are defined using a three-letter encoding. There are more than 200 different carbohydrate residue names used in PDB entries. This table lists those mentioned in this article and some further examples in alphabetic order.
Name | Definition |
|---|---|
AFL | alpha-L-Fucose |
AGC | alpha-D-Glucopyranose |
BGC | beta-D-Glucopyranose |
BOG | octyl-beta-D-Glucopyranose |
FCA | alpha-D-Fucose |
FCB | beta-D-Fucose |
FMF | 2-deoxy-2-fluoro alpha-D-Mannopyranose |
FUC | Fucose |
FUL | beta-L-Fucose |
G4S | D-Galactose-4-sulphate |
GAL | D-Galactopyranose |
GLA | alpha-D-Galactopyranose |
GLB | beta-D-Galactopyranose |
GLC | D-Glucopyranose |
GLS | beta-D-Glucopyranose spirohydantoin [also used for D-Galactopyranose-6-sulphate] |
GSA | D-Galactose-4-sulphate |
LAK | Allolactose [b-D-Galp-(1-6)-b-D-Glcp] |
LAT | Lactose [b-D-Galp-(1-4)-b-D-Glcp] |
MAF | 2-deoxy-2-fluoro alpha-D-Mannopyranose |
MAL | Maltose [a-D-Glcp-(1-4)-a-D-Glcp] |
NAG | N-acetyl D-Glucosamin |
NAN | 5-N-acetyl alpha-D-Neuraminic Acid |
NGA | N-acetyl D-Galactosamin |
SIA | 5-N-acetyl D-Neuraminic Acid (Sialic acid) |
SLB | 5-N-acetyl beta-D-Neuraminic Acid |