Monosaccharide Codes

Monosaccharide codes in KEGG and SNFG (Symbol Nomenclature for Glycans)

Hexose (six-carbon sugar) Hex Hexose Glc D-Glucose D-Glucopyranose Galf D-Galactofuranose D-Galactofuranose Gal D-Galactose D-Galactopyranose LGal L-Galactose L-Galactopyranose Man D-Mannose D-Mannopyranose All D-Allose D-Allopyranose LAlt L-Altrose L-Altropyranose Gul D-Gulose D-Gulopyranose LIdo L-Idose L-Idopyranose Tal D-Talose D-Talopyranose Pentose (five-carbon sugar) Ribf D-Ribose D-Ribofuranose Rib D-Ribose D-Ribopyranose Araf D-Arabinose D-Arabinofuranose Ara D-Arabinose D-Arabinopyranose LAraf L-Arabinose L-Arabinofuranose LAra L-Arabinose L-Arabinopyranose Xyl D-Xylose D-Xylopyranose Lyx D-Lyxose D-Lyxopyranose Tetrose (four-carbon sugar) Ery D-Erythrose D-Erythrofuranose Tho D-Threose D-Threofuranose Heptose (seven-carbon sugar) Hep Heptose Lgro-manHep L-glycero-D-manno-Heptose L-glycero-D-manno-Heptopyranose (LDmanHep) gro-manHep D-glycero-D-manno-Heptose D-glycero-D-manno-Heptopyranose (DDmanHep) Deoxysugar (hexose or pentose without a hydroxyl group at the 6-position or the 2-position) L6dAlt 6-Deoxy-L-altrose 6-Deoxy-L-altropyranose 6dGul 6-Deoxy-D-gulose 6-Deoxy-D-gulopyranose 6dTal 6-Deoxy-D-talose 6-Deoxy-D-talopyranose Fuc D-Fucose 6-Deoxy-D-galactopyranose LFuc L-Fucose 6-Deoxy-L-galactopyranose Rha D-Rhamnose 6-Deoxy-D-mannopyranose LRha L-Rhamnose 6-Deoxy-L-mannopyranose Qui D-Quinovose 6-Deoxy-D-glucopyranose 2dGlc 2-Deoxyglucose 2-Deoxy-D-arabino-hexose dRib 2-Deoxyribose 2-Deoxy-D-erythro-pentose Di-deoxysugar (hexose without hydroxyl groups at the 6-position and another position) Oli Olivose 2,6-Dideoxy-D-arabino-hexopyranose (2,6daraHex) Tyv Tyvelose 3,6-Dideoxy-D-arabino-hexopyranose (3,6daraHex) Asc Ascarylose 3,6-Dideoxy-L-arabino-hexopyranose (L3,6daraHex) Abe Abequose 3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexopyranose (3,6dxylHex) Par Paratose 3,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexopyranose (3,6dribHex) Dig Digitoxose 2,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexopyranose (2,6dribHex) Col Colitose 3,6-Dideoxy-L-xylo-hexopyranose (L3,6dxylHex) Amino sugar (hexose with an amino group at the 2-position) GlcN D-Glucosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose GalN D-Galactosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranose ManN D-Mannosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-mannopyranose AllN D-Allosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-allopyranose LAltN L-Altrosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-L-altropyranose GulN D-Gulosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-gulopyranose LIdoN L-Idosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-L-idopyranose TalN D-Talosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-talopyranose Amino sugar (hexose with an N-acetylated amino group at the 2-position) GlcNAc N-Acetyl-D-glucosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose GalNAc N-Acetyl-D-galactosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactopyranose ManNAc N-Acetyl-D-mannosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-mannopyranose AllNAc N-Acetyl-D-allosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-allopyranose LAltNAc N-Acetyl-L-altrosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-L-altropyranose GulNAc N-Acetyl-D-gulosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-gulopyranose LIdoNAc N-Acetyl-L-idosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-L-idopyranose TalNAc N-Acetyl-D-talosamine 2-Acetamido-2-deoxy-D-talopyranose FucNAc N-Acetyl-D-fucosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D-galactopyranose LFucNAc N-Acetyl-L-fucosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-L-galactopyranose LRhaNAc N-Acetyl-L-rhamnosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-L-mannopyranose QuiNAc N-Acetyl-D-quinovosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D-glucopyranose L6dAltNAc N-Acetyl-6-deoxy-L-altrosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-L-altropyranose 6dTalNAc N-Acetyl-6-deoxy-D-talosamine 2-Acetamido-2,6-dideoxy-D-talopyranose Uronic acid (hexose with a negatively charged carboxylate at the 6-position) GlcA D-Glucuronic acid D-Glucopyranuronic acid GalA D-Galacturonic acid D-Galactopyranuronic acid ManA D-Mannuronic acid D-Mannopyranuronic acid AllA D-Alluronic acid D-Allopyranuronic acid LAltA L-Altruronic acid L-Altropyranuronic acid GulA D-Guluronic acid D-Gulopyranuronic acid LGulA L-Guluronic acid L-Gulopyranuronic acid LIdoA L-Iduronic acid L-Idopyranuronic acid TalA D-Taluronic acid D-Talopyranuronic acid Sialic acid (nine-carbon acidic sugar) Sia Sialic acid Neu Neuraminic acid 5-Amino-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid Neu5Ac N-Acetylneuraminic acid 5-Acetamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid Neu5Gc N-Glycolylneuraminic acid 5-Glycolylamido-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid Sugar alcohol Ery-ol Erythritol Ara-ol Arabinitol Xyl-ol Xylitol Rib-ol Ribitol Glc-ol Glucitol Gal-ol Galactitol Man-ol Mannitol Ketose Psi D-Psicose D-ribo-Hex-2-ulopyranose Fruf D-Fructose D-arabino-Hex-2-ulofuranose (D-fructofuranose) Fru D-Fructose D-arabino-Hex-2-ulopyranose LSor L-Sorbose L-xylo-Hex-2-ulopyranose Tag D-Tagatose D-lyxo-Hex-2-ulopyranose Xulf D-Xylulose D-threo-Pent-2-ulofuranose (D-xylulofuranose) Sed D-Sedoheptulose D-altro-Hept-2-ulopyranose Others Api Apiose 3-C-(Hydroxymethyl)-D-erythofuranose Bac Bacillosamine 2,4,6-Trideoxy-2,4-diamino-D-glucopyranose The Thevetose 6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-D-glucose (Qui3Me) Aco Acofriose 3-O-Methyl-D-rhamnose (Rha3Me) LAco L-Acofriose 3-O-Methyl-L-rhamnose (LRha3Me) Cym Cymarose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-methyl-D-ribo-hexose (Dig3Me) Mur Muramic acid 2-Amino-3-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose MurNAc N-Acetylmuramic acid 2-Acetamido-3-O-[(R)-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose MurNGc N-Glycolylmuramic acid 2-Glycolylamido-3-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucopyranose Dha 3-Deoxy-lyxo-heptulosaric acid 3-Deoxy-D-lyxo-hept-2-ulopyranosaric acid Kdo Ketodeoxyoctonic acid 3-Deoxy-D-manno-oct-2-ulopyranosonic acid Kdn Ketodeoxynononic acid 3-Deoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid Pse Pseudaminic acid 5,7-Diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid Aci Acinetaminic acid 5,7-Diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-altro-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid Leg Legionaminic acid 5,7-Diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid 4eLeg 4-Epilegionaminic acid 5,7-Diamino-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-D-glycero-D-talo-non-2-ulopyranosonic acid