Editing Glycoprotein (section)

== Monosaccharides ==
[[Image:Glykoproteine Zucker.svg|thumb|Eight sugars commonly found in glycoproteins.]]
Monosaccharides commonly found in eukaryotic glycoproteins include:<ref name="Murray">{{cite book |vauthors=Murray RC, Granner DK, Rodwell VW |title=Harper's Illustrated Biochemistry |edition=27th |publisher=McGraw–Hill |date=2006}}</ref>{{rp|526}}

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|-
! Sugar
! Type
! Abbreviation
|-
| [[Glucose|β-D-Glucose]]
| [[Hexose]]
| Glc
|-
| [[Galactose|β-D-Galactose]]
| Hexose
| Gal
|-
| [[Mannose|β-D-Mannose]]
| Hexose
| Man
|-
| [[Fucose|α-L-Fucose]]
| [[Deoxy sugar|Deoxyhexose]]
| Fuc
|-
| [[N-Acetylgalactosamine]]
| [[Aminosugar|Aminohexose]]
| GalNAc
|-
| [[N-Acetylglucosamine]]
| Aminohexose
| GlcNAc
|-
| [[N-Acetylneuraminic acid]]
| [[neuraminic acid|Aminononulosonic acid]]<br />([[Sialic acid]])
| NeuNAc
|-
| [[Xylose]]
| [[Pentose]]
| Xyl
|-
|}

The sugar group(s) can assist in [[protein folding]], improve proteins' stability and are involved in cell signalling.