Tetrasaccharides [Glycoscience] — contains oligosaccharides with four monosaccharide units linked through specific glycosidic bonds, covering both linear and branched chains from various natural sources such as chitin, starch, or plant extracts. The diversity of bond types and the sequence of constituent sugars make tetrasaccharides important objects for mapping complex carbohydrate structures.
These tetrasaccharides are used by glycoscience researchers as reference standards for HPLC or mass spectrometry calibration in carbohydrate analysis, and as substrates for testing the activity of glycosidase and glycosyltransferase enzymes. Derivatives such as tetraacetylchitotetraose are commonly used in chitin degradation studies, while conjugates based on magnetic beads help capture or separate glycans in glycobiology experiments. The well-defined chain structures make these compounds important references for mapping carbohydrate-protein interactions.
Product examples in this collection: TCI T2910 2706-65-2 N,N',N'',N'''-Tetraacetylchitotetraose, TCI C2796 38819-01-1 Cellotetraose, TCI S0397 54261-98-2 Stachyose Hydrate, TCI G0348 148705-09-3 Gal beta(1-3)GlcNAc beta(1-3)Gal beta(1-4)Glc-beta-pNP, TCI N0571 139523-49-2 Nistose Trihydrate, TCI G0623 Gb4-PrN3, TCI L0382 L1-L1-Magnetic Beads, TCI H1284 57282-61-8 Hyaluronate Tetrasaccharide.
Selection should consider high purity and the hydrate form of the compound, as well as the specificity of anomeric (alpha/beta) linkages, since these affect the success of enzyme assays or glycan recognition experiments. All products are genuine Tokyo Chemical Industry (TCI) Japan products, with purity, packaging, and storage conditions listed on each item's page.
Other parallel categories under Glycoscience, often used together in one laboratory workflow:
Back to Glycoscience. For large-volume procurement, special packaging, or specific grades, contact the AMI Scientific team — the official TCI Japan distributor in Indonesia — to check availability and lead time directly from Japan.
