The vast majority of core structures of protein and peptide glycosylation motifs belong to either O-linked or N-linked glycans. A recent publication describes the structure and biosynthesis of an unusual S-linked glycan linkage in the antibacterial glycopeptide sublancin.
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Šardzík, R., Both, P. & Flitsch, S. S-linked sugars lost and found. Nat Chem Biol 7, 69–70 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.516
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