Appendix

Nomenclature of Carbohydrates (Recommendations 1996)

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Appendix. Trivial Names for Carbohydrates and Derivatives with their Systematic Equivalents and Symbols (non-limiting list)
- (a) parent monosaccharides
- (b) common trivial names
- (c) trivial names formed by modification of non-standard monosaccharide parent names

Trivial Names for Carbohydrates and Derivatives with their Systematic Equivalents and Symbols (non-limiting list)

(a) parent monosaccharides

Allose (All) allo-Hexose

Altrose (Alt) altro-Hexose

Arabinose (Ara) arabino-Pentose

Erythrose erythro-Tetrose

Erythrulose glycero-Tetrulose

Fructose (Fru) arabino-Hex-2-ulose

D-Fucitol (D-Fuc-ol) 6-Deoxy-D-galactitol

L-Fucitol (L-Fuc-ol) 1-Deoxy-D-galactitol

Fucosamine (FucN) 2-Amino-2,6-dideoxygalactose

Fucose (Fuc) 6-Deoxygalactose

Galactosamine (GalN) 2-Amino-2-deoxygalactose

D-Galactosaminitol (GalN-ol) 2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-galactitol

Galactose (Gal) galacto-Hexose

Glucosamine (GlcN) 2-Amino-2-deoxyglucose

Glucosaminitol (GlcN-ol) 2-Amino-2-deoxyglucitol

Glucose (Glc) gluco-Hexose

Glyceraldehyde 2,3-Dihydroxypropanal

Glycerol (Gro) Propane-1,2,3-triol

Glycerone
(1,3-dihydroxyacetone) 1,3-Dihydroxypropanone

Gulose (Gul) gulo-Hexose

Idose (Ido) ido-Hexose

Lyxose (Lyx) lyxo-Pentose

Mannosamine (ManN) 2-Amino-2-deoxymannose

Mannose (Man) manno-Hexose

Psicose (Psi) ribo-Hex-2-ulose

Quinovose (Qui) 6-Deoxyglucose

Quinovosamine 2-Amino-2,6-dideoxyglucose

Rhamnitol (Rha-ol) 1-Deoxymannitol

Rhamnosamine (RhaN) 2-Amino-2,6-dideoxymannose

Rhamnose (Rha) 6-Deoxymannose

Ribose (Rib) ribo-Pentose

Ribulose (Rul) erythro-Pent-2-ulose

Sorbose (Sor) xylo-Hex-2-ulose

Tagatose (Tag) lyxo-Hex-2-ulose

Talose (Tal) talo-Hexose

Tartaric acid Erythraric/Threaric acid

Threose threo-Tetrose

Xylose (Xyl) xylo-Pentose

Xylulose (Xul) threo-Pent-2-ulose

common trivial names

Abequose (Abe) 3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose

Amicetose 2,3,6-Trideoxy-D-erythro-hexose

Amylose (1 [arrow right] 4)- [alpha] -D-Glucopyranan

Apiose (Api) 3-C-(Hydroxymethyl)-glycero-tetrose

Arcanose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-xylo-hexose

Ascarylose 3,6-Dideoxy-L-arabino-hexose

Ascorbic acid L-threo-Hex-2-enono-1,4-lactone

Boivinose 2,6-Dideoxy-D-gulose

Cellobiose [beta] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 4)-D-glucose

Cellotriose [beta] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)- [beta] -D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose

Chacotriose [alpha] -L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[ [alpha] -L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)]-D-glucose

Chalcose 4,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-D-xylo-hexose

Cladinose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-L-ribo-hexose

Colitose 3,6-Dideoxy-L-xylo-hexose

Cymarose 6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-ribo-hexose

2-Deoxyribose (dRib) 2-Deoxy-erythro-pentose

2-Deoxyglucose (2dGlc) 2-Deoxy-arabino-hexose

Diginose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-lyxo-hexose

Digitalose 6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-D-galactose

Digitoxose 2,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexose

Evalose 6-Deoxy-3-C-methyl-D-mannose

Evernitrose 2,3,6-Trideoxy-3-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-3-nitro-L-arabino-hexose

Gentianose [beta] -D-Fructofuranosyl [beta] -D-glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 6)- [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Gentiobiose [beta] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose

Hamamelose 2-C-(Hydroxymethyl)-D-ribose

Inulin (21)- [beta] -D-Fructofuranan

Isolevoglucosenone 1,6-Anhydro-2,3-dideoxy- [beta] -D-glycero-hex-2-enoyranos-4-ulose

Isomaltose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 6)-D-glucose

Isomaltotriose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose

Isopanose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)-[ [alpha] -D-glucopyranosyl-(16)]-D-glucose

Kojibiose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(12)-D-glucose

Lactose (Lac) [beta] -D-Galactopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 4)-D-glucose

Lactosamine (LacN) [beta] -D-Galactopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucosamine

Lactosediamine (LacdiN) 2-Amino-2-deoxy- [beta] -D-galactopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucosamine

Laminarabiose [beta] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)-D-glucose

Levoglucosan 1,6-Anhydro- [beta] -D-glucopyranose

Levoglucosenone 1,6-Anhydro-3,4-dideoxy- [beta] -D-glycero-hex-3-enoyranos-2-ulose

Maltose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 4)-D-glucose

Manninotriose [alpha] -D-Galactopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose

Melezitose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)- [beta] -D-fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Melibiose [alpha] -D-Galactopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose

Muramic acid (Mur) 2-Amino-3-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucose

Mycarose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-L-ribo-hexose

Mycinose 6-Deoxy-2,3-di-O-methyl-D-allose

Neuraminic acid (Neu)> 5-Amino-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid

Nigerose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 3)-D-glucose

Nojirimycin 5-Amino-5-deoxy-D-glucopyranose

Noviose 6-Deoxy-5-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-L-lyxo-hexose

Oleandrose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-L-arabino-hexose

Panose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose

Paratose 3,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexose

Planteose [alpha] -D-Galactopyranosyl-(1<F40728M>Ä<F25D>6)- [beta] -D-fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Primeverose [beta] -D-Xylopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 6)-D-glucose

Raffinose [beta] -D-Fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Rhodinose 2,3,6-Trideoxy-L-threo-hexose

Rutinose [alpha] -L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose

Sarmentose 2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-D-xylo-hexose

Sedoheptulose D-altro-Hept-2-ulose

Sedoheptulosan 2,7-Anhydro- [beta] -D-altro-hept-2-ulopyranose

Solatriose [alpha] -L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 2)-[ [beta] -D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-D-galactose

Sophorose [beta] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(12)-D-glucose

Stachyose [beta] -D-Fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)- [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Streptose 5-Deoxy-3-C-formyl-L-lyxose

Sucrose (saccharose) [beta] -D-Fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

[alpha] , [alpha] -Trehalose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Trehalosamine 2-Amino-2-deoxy- [alpha] -D-glucopyranosyl [alpha] -D-glucopyranoside

Turanose [alpha] -D-Glucopyranosyl-(1 [arrow right] 3)-D-fructose

Tyvelose (Tyv) 3,6-Dideoxy-D-arabino-hexose

Umbelliferose [beta] -D-Fructofuranosyl [alpha] -D-galactopyranosyl-(12)- [alpha] -D-galactopyranoside

(c) trivial names formed by modification of non-standard monosaccharide parent names

Acosamine 3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-L-xylo-hexose

Bacillosamine 2,4-Diamino-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose

Daunosamine 3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-L-lyxo-hexose

Desosamine 3,4,6-Trideoxy-3-dimethylamino-D-xylo-hexose

Forosamine 2,3,4,6-Tetradeoxy-4-dimethylamino-D-erythro-hexose

Garosamine 3-Deoxy-4-C-methyl-3-methylamino-L-arabinose

Kanosamine 3-Amino-3-deoxy-D-glucose

Kansosamine 4,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-2-O-methyl-L-mannose

Mycaminose 3,6-Dideoxy-3-dimethylamino-D-glucose

Mycosamine 3-Amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannose

Perosamine 4-Amino-4,6-dideoxy-D-mannose

Pneumosamine 2-Amino-2,6-dideoxy-D-talose

Purpurosamine C 2,6-Diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-D-erythro-hexose

Rhodosamine 2,3,6-Trideoxy-3-dimethylamino-lyxo-hexose

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Allose (All)	allo-Hexose
Altrose (Alt)	altro-Hexose
Arabinose (Ara)	arabino-Pentose
Erythrose	erythro-Tetrose
Erythrulose	glycero-Tetrulose
Fructose (Fru)	arabino-Hex-2-ulose
D-Fucitol (D-Fuc-ol)	6-Deoxy-D-galactitol
L-Fucitol (L-Fuc-ol)	1-Deoxy-D-galactitol
Fucosamine (FucN)	2-Amino-2,6-dideoxygalactose
Fucose (Fuc)	6-Deoxygalactose
Galactosamine (GalN)	2-Amino-2-deoxygalactose
D-Galactosaminitol (GalN-ol)	2-Amino-2-deoxy-D-galactitol
Galactose (Gal)	galacto-Hexose
Glucosamine (GlcN)	2-Amino-2-deoxyglucose
Glucosaminitol (GlcN-ol)	2-Amino-2-deoxyglucitol
Glucose (Glc)	gluco-Hexose
Glyceraldehyde	2,3-Dihydroxypropanal
Glycerol (Gro)	Propane-1,2,3-triol
Glycerone (1,3-dihydroxyacetone)	1,3-Dihydroxypropanone
Gulose (Gul)	gulo-Hexose
Idose (Ido)	ido-Hexose
Lyxose (Lyx)	lyxo-Pentose
Mannosamine (ManN)	2-Amino-2-deoxymannose
Mannose (Man)	manno-Hexose
Psicose (Psi)	ribo-Hex-2-ulose
Quinovose (Qui)	6-Deoxyglucose
Quinovosamine	2-Amino-2,6-dideoxyglucose
Rhamnitol (Rha-ol)	1-Deoxymannitol
Rhamnosamine (RhaN)	2-Amino-2,6-dideoxymannose
Rhamnose (Rha)	6-Deoxymannose
Ribose (Rib)	ribo-Pentose
Ribulose (Rul)	erythro-Pent-2-ulose
Sorbose (Sor)	xylo-Hex-2-ulose
Tagatose (Tag)	lyxo-Hex-2-ulose
Talose (Tal)	talo-Hexose
Tartaric acid	Erythraric/Threaric acid
Threose	threo-Tetrose
Xylose (Xyl)	xylo-Pentose
Xylulose (Xul)	threo-Pent-2-ulose

Abequose (Abe)	3,6-Dideoxy-D-xylo-hexose
Amicetose	2,3,6-Trideoxy-D-erythro-hexose
Amylose	(14)--D-Glucopyranan
Apiose (Api)	3-C-(Hydroxymethyl)-glycero-tetrose
Arcanose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-xylo-hexose
Ascarylose	3,6-Dideoxy-L-arabino-hexose
Ascorbic acid	L-threo-Hex-2-enono-1,4-lactone
Boivinose	2,6-Dideoxy-D-gulose
Cellobiose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose
Cellotriose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose
Chacotriose	-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(14)]-D-glucose
Chalcose	4,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-D-xylo-hexose
Cladinose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-O-methyl-L-ribo-hexose
Colitose	3,6-Dideoxy-L-xylo-hexose
Cymarose	6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-ribo-hexose
2-Deoxyribose (dRib)	2-Deoxy-erythro-pentose
2-Deoxyglucose (2dGlc)	2-Deoxy-arabino-hexose
Diginose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-lyxo-hexose
Digitalose	6-Deoxy-3-O-methyl-D-galactose
Digitoxose	2,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexose
Evalose	6-Deoxy-3-C-methyl-D-mannose
Evernitrose	2,3,6-Trideoxy-3-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-3-nitro-L-arabino-hexose
Gentianose	-D-Fructofuranosyl -D-glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside
Gentiobiose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Hamamelose	2-C-(Hydroxymethyl)-D-ribose
Inulin	(21)--D-Fructofuranan
Isolevoglucosenone	1,6-Anhydro-2,3-dideoxy--D-glycero-hex-2-enoyranos-4-ulose
Isomaltose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Isomaltotriose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Isopanose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(16)]-D-glucose
Kojibiose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(12)-D-glucose
Lactose (Lac)	-D-Galactopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose
Lactosamine (LacN)	-D-Galactopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucosamine
Lactosediamine (LacdiN)	2-Amino-2-deoxy--D-galactopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucosamine
Laminarabiose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)-D-glucose
Levoglucosan	1,6-Anhydro--D-glucopyranose
Levoglucosenone	1,6-Anhydro-3,4-dideoxy--D-glycero-hex-3-enoyranos-2-ulose
Maltose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose
Manninotriose	-D-Galactopyranosyl-(16)--D-galactopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Melezitose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)--D-fructofuranosyl -D-glucopyranoside
Melibiose	-D-Galactopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Muramic acid (Mur)	2-Amino-3-O-[(R)-1-carboxyethyl]-2-deoxy-D-glucose
Mycarose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-L-ribo-hexose
Mycinose	6-Deoxy-2,3-di-O-methyl-D-allose
Neuraminic acid (Neu)>	5-Amino-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non-2-ulosonic acid
Nigerose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)-D-glucose
Nojirimycin	5-Amino-5-deoxy-D-glucopyranose
Noviose	6-Deoxy-5-C-methyl-4-O-methyl-L-lyxo-hexose
Oleandrose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-L-arabino-hexose
Panose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranosyl-(14)-D-glucose
Paratose	3,6-Dideoxy-D-ribo-hexose
Planteose	-D-Galactopyranosyl-(1<F40728M>Ä<F25D>6)--D-fructofuranosyl -D-glucopyranoside
Primeverose	-D-Xylopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Raffinose	-D-Fructofuranosyl -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside
Rhodinose	2,3,6-Trideoxy-L-threo-hexose
Rutinose	-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(16)-D-glucose
Sarmentose	2,6-Dideoxy-3-O-methyl-D-xylo-hexose
Sedoheptulose	D-altro-Hept-2-ulose
Sedoheptulosan	2,7-Anhydro--D-altro-hept-2-ulopyranose
Solatriose	-L-Rhamnopyranosyl-(12)-[-D-glucopyranosyl-(13)]-D-galactose
Sophorose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(12)-D-glucose
Stachyose	-D-Fructofuranosyl -D-galactopyranosyl-(16)--D-galactopyranosyl-(16)--D-glucopyranoside
Streptose	5-Deoxy-3-C-formyl-L-lyxose
Sucrose (saccharose)	-D-Fructofuranosyl -D-glucopyranoside
,-Trehalose	-D-Glucopyranosyl -D-glucopyranoside
Trehalosamine	2-Amino-2-deoxy--D-glucopyranosyl -D-glucopyranoside
Turanose	-D-Glucopyranosyl-(13)-D-fructose
Tyvelose (Tyv)	3,6-Dideoxy-D-arabino-hexose
Umbelliferose	-D-Fructofuranosyl -D-galactopyranosyl-(12)--D-galactopyranoside

Acosamine	3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-L-xylo-hexose
Bacillosamine	2,4-Diamino-2,4,6-trideoxy-D-glucose
Daunosamine	3-Amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-L-lyxo-hexose
Desosamine	3,4,6-Trideoxy-3-dimethylamino-D-xylo-hexose
Forosamine	2,3,4,6-Tetradeoxy-4-dimethylamino-D-erythro-hexose
Garosamine	3-Deoxy-4-C-methyl-3-methylamino-L-arabinose
Kanosamine	3-Amino-3-deoxy-D-glucose
Kansosamine	4,6-Dideoxy-3-C-methyl-2-O-methyl-L-mannose
Mycaminose	3,6-Dideoxy-3-dimethylamino-D-glucose
Mycosamine	3-Amino-3,6-dideoxy-D-mannose
Perosamine	4-Amino-4,6-dideoxy-D-mannose
Pneumosamine	2-Amino-2,6-dideoxy-D-talose
Purpurosamine C	2,6-Diamino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-D-erythro-hexose
Rhodosamine	2,3,6-Trideoxy-3-dimethylamino-lyxo-hexose