Glycosciences Laboratory

The microarray system contains glycan probes, natural and synthetic, encompassing sequences found on glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans, also those derived from glucan polysaccharides of fungi, bacteria and plants. We have almost 1000 lipid-linked sequence-defined glycan probes of which we currently display 796; others will be added later.

N-Glycans

high mannose
paucimannose
complex
hybrid

O-Glycans

mucin type
O-Fucosyl
O-Mannosyl

Glycolipids

neutral
sialylated (e.g. gangliosides)
sulfated

Other oligosaccharides

A, B & H blood group-related
Lewis antigens a, b, x, y
other neutral
sialylated and/or sulfated
other acidic

Glycosaminoglycan oligosaccharides

hyaluronic acid
chondroitin sulfates A & C
dermatan sulfate
heparin & heparan sulfate
keratan sulfate

Oligosaccharides derived from fungal, bacterial and plant polysaccharides

glucan
chitin and chitosan
polysialic acids
mannan, xylan and arabinan

Glycan Library List

There is a choice of textual or symbolic representation of glycan sequences. The lists of glycan probes can be downloaded as a PDF file.
Explanations of monosaccharide symbols and lipid tags can be downloaded as PDF files
Mouse over a list entry to show the symbolic representation of the glycan sequences
Left-click a list entry to show the full properties of the glycan probe.

Go to Glycan Library List

Glycan Library Search Tool

Search filters are provided for:

'Backbone Type'
'Terminal Residues'
'Sialyl Linkage'

One category can be selected from 'Backbone Type' and one from 'Sialyl Linkage' but any number from 'Terminal Residues'. These selections are combined to give a filtered list arranged in order of 'Backbone Type'

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