"oligo-saccharides"

(from the greek ὀλίγος olígos, “a few”, and σάκχαρ sácchar, “sugar”)

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*an oligo-saccharide is a ‘saccharide polymer’ containing a small number (typically 3 to 10) of ‘simple sugars’ (aka ‘mono-saccharides’)*

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(‘oligosaccharides’ can have many functions including ‘cell recognition’ + ‘cell binding’)

(for example, ‘glycolipids’ have an important role in the ‘immune response’)

(in general, they are found either N– or O-linked to compatible ‘amino acid side-chains’ in ‘proteins’ or to ‘lipid moieties’ (see ‘glycans’))

(‘N-linked oligosaccharides’ are found attached to ‘asparagine’ via a ‘beta linkage’ to the ‘amine nitrogen’ of the ‘side chain’)

(alternately, ‘O-linked oligosaccharides’ are generally attached to ‘threonine’ or ‘serine’ on the ‘alcohol group’ of the ‘side chain’)

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(found in ‘beans’)

(the reason beans make you ‘fart’)

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