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Methylated sugar

Molar ratio

Mode of linkage

Desulfated

Native

(1)

2,3,4,6-tetra-O-methyl-β-D-galactose

0.6

0.1

β-D-galactose-(1→

(2)

2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-α-D-galactose

1.9

0

→4)-β-D-galactose-(1→

(3)

2,3,6-tri-O-methyl-β-D-glucose

1.0

1.0

→4)-α-D-glucose-(1→

(4)

2,4,6-tri-O-methyl-β-D-galactose

1.7

0

→3)-β-D-galactose-(1→

(5)

2,6-di-O-methyl-α-D-galactose

0.3

0

→3,4)-α-D-galactose-(1→

(6)

2,3-di-O-methyl-D-galactose

0.3

0

→4,6)-D-galactose-(1→

(7)

2-mono-O-methyl-D-galactose

0.3

0

→3,4,6)-β-D-galactose-(1→

(8)

D-galactose

0

3.8

→2,3,4,6)-β-D-galactose-(1→