N-vezani glikani su vezani za ostatak asparagina (Asn, N). Oni su najzastupljeniji u prirodi. Mada većina N-vezanih glikana ima oblik GlcNAc-β-Asn,[5] poznate su i druge manje zastupljene veze, kao što su GlcNac-α-Asn[6] i Glc-Asn.[7]
O-vezani glikani
O-vezani glikani se formiraju vezivanje aminokiselinske hidroksilne grupe iz bočnog lanca (serina ili treonina) sa glikanom. Većina O-vezanih glikana ima oblik GlcNac-β-Ser/Thr ili GalNac-α-Ser/Thr.[5]
C-vezani glikani
Ot tri tipa veza najmanje zastupljeni i najmanje izučeni su C-vezani glikani. C-veza je kovalentana veza manoze i bočnog lanca triptofana. Primer C-vezanog glikana je α-manozil triptofan.[8]
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