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Table 7.4
Branch - end structures found on
O
-glycans [see also Figure 1.5 for ABH structures and
Table 27.2
for Lewis
(
Le ) epitopes].
Type of glycan
Structure
Blood group H type 1
(Gal
β
1,3GlcNAc)
Fuc
α
1,2Gal
β
1,3GlcNAc
β
1 -
Blood group A type 2
(Gal
β
1,4GlcNAc)
GalNAcα1,3Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1-
| α1,2
Fuc
Blood group B type 1
(Gal
β
1,3GlcNAc)
Gal
α
1,3Gal
β
1,3GlcNAc
β
1-
|
α
1,2
Fuc
Le
a
and Le
x
Galβ1,3GlcNAcβ1-
| α1,4
Fuc
Galβ1,4GlcNAcβ1-
| α1,3
Fuc
continued
