RES
1r:r1
REP
REP1:7o(4+1)2d=-1--1
RES
2b:b-dglc-HEX-x:x|6:d
3b:b-dglc-HEX-1:5|6:d
4s:n-acetyl
5b:a-dgal-HEX-1:5|6:a
6s:n-acetyl
7b:a-dgal-HEX-1:5|6:a
8s:n-acetyl
9s:amino
10s:amino
11s:n-formyl
LIN
1:2o(2+1)3d
2:3d(2+1)4n
3:3o(3+1)5d
4:5d(2+1)6n
5:5o(4+1)7d
6:7d(2+1)8n
7:7d(6+1)9n
8:5d(6+1)10n
9:2d(4+1)11n

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