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Proposal for a standard system for drawing structural diagrams of N ‐ and O ‐linked carbohydrates and related compounds
Author(s) -
Harvey David J.,
Merry Anthony H.,
Royle Louise,
P. Campbell Matthew,
Dwek Raymond A.,
Rudd Pauline M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
proteomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.26
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1615-9861
pISSN - 1615-9853
DOI - 10.1002/pmic.200900096
Subject(s) - monosaccharide , linkage (software) , glycan , computer science , chemistry , algorithm , organic chemistry , biochemistry , glycoprotein , gene
Symbolic diagrams are commonly used to depict N ‐ and O ‐linked glycans but there is no general consensus as to how individual constituent monosaccharides or linkages are shown. This article proposes a system that avoids ambiguities inherent in most other systems and is appropriate for both hand drawing and computer applications. Constituent monosaccharides are depicted by shapes modified to show OAc, deoxy, etc . Linkage is indicated by the bond angle and anomericity by solid (β) or dashed (α) lines.