Oligosaccharide nomenclature

Oligosaccharides and polysaccharides are an important class of polymeric carbohydrates found in virtually all living entities.^[1] Their structural features make their nomenclature challenging and their roles in living systems make their nomenclature important.

^ (a) R. W. Bailey, Oligosaccharides, MacMillan (Pergamon), New York, 1965; (b) S. Tsuiki, Y. Hashimoto, and W. Pigman, in Comprehensive Biochemistry, M. Florkin and E. H. Stotz, Eds., Vol,. 5, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1963, pp. 153; (c) J. Stanek, M. Cerny, and J. Pacak, The Oligosaccharides, Academic Press, New York, 1965.

[1] (a) R. W. Bailey, Oligosaccharides, MacMillan (Pergamon), New York, 1965; (b) S. Tsuiki, Y. Hashimoto, and W. Pigman, in Comprehensive Biochemistry, M. Florkin and E. H. Stotz, Eds., Vol,. 5, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1963, pp. 153; (c) J. Stanek, M. Cerny, and J. Pacak, The Oligosaccharides, Academic Press, New York, 1965.

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