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oligosaccharide

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A compound in which monosaccharide units are joined by glycosidic linkages. The term is commonly used to refer to a defined structure as opposed to a polymer of unspecified length or a homologous mixture. When the linkages are of other types the compounds are regarded as oligosaccharide analogues.

Term info

Label

oligosaccharide

Synonyms
  • Oligosaccharide
  • oligosaccharides
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
oligosaccharides [ IUPAC ]

has alternative id

CHEBI:7758, CHEBI:25679, CHEBI:35319

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

oligosacaridos, O-glycosylglycoside, oligosacarido, O-glycosylglycosides

id

CHEBI:50699

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