https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bip.1979.360180925

Conformations of the hydroxymethyl group in crystalline aldohexopyranoses

Hyaluronic acid: the role of divalent cations in conformation and packing.

https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/17453/halbeek_84_structural.pdf;sequence=1

Structural analysis of the carbohydrate moieties of human tamm-horsfall glycoprotein

Physical properties of the hyaluronate binding region of proteoglycan from pig laryngeal cartilage: Densitometric and small-angle neutron scattering studies of carbohydrates and carbohydrate-protein macromolecules

The three dimensional structure of oligosaccharides determines their interaction with receptors and hence is important for their biological activity. Conformational analysis of oligosaccharides makes the three dimensional structure available. The analysis of the conformation of oligosaccharides is usually determined by a combination of computational methods and experimental techniques. NMR spectroscopy is the most important experimental tool. The calculational techniques cover a wide range with most emphasis put into force field calculations. Conformational flexibility plays an important role in many though not in all oligosaccharide structures. Glycosidic linkages to a side chain of a pyranose ring are more flexible than are linkages to the pyranose ring. The major attempts are described to determine the three dimensional structure of oligosaccharides with the exception of homooligomers. This review covers conformational analyses of blood group antigens of N-linked and of O-linked oligosaccharide chains, of glycolipids, of oligosaccharides related to O-specific polysaccharides of bacteria, and of oligosaccharides related to proteoglycans.

Conformational aspects of oligosaccharides

http://journals.iucr.org/b/issues/1975/02/00/a11944/a11944.pdf

D. Rabinovich

Papers

Structure cristalline de la N-acétyl-α-d-galactosamine